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MSE News: Visa outage across Europe leaves shoppers struggling to pay

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  • molerat
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    Fingerbobs wrote: »
    I wonder how may people were stranded at petrol stations with no means of paying for their fuel.

    I keep enough cash for a full tank of fuel hidden in my car just in case one day I find myself unable to pay by card, or I forget my wallet.
    Petrol stations have a procedure if you can't pay so there should be no need to carry a wad of cash in the car.
  • Wellard_Mann
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    aj23 wrote: »
    I'm yet to see a Mastercard Debit Card.

    Metro Bank issues one.
  • knightfox
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    Santander are just about to go to mastercard debit card.
  • System
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    aj23 wrote: »
    I'm yet to see a Mastercard Debit Card. I have seen Visa Credit Cards.

    You don't pick what it is though.
    Wellard_Mann wrote: »
    Metro Bank issues one.
    knightfox wrote: »
    Santander are just about to go to mastercard debit card.

    TSB are also moving to Debit Mastercard as are Virgin Money.
    Clydesdale/Yorkshire Bank are currently the largest debit MC issuers.

    All the new entrants seem to favour it over Visa Debit.
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  • Fingerbobs
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    molerat wrote: »
    Petrol stations have a procedure if you can't pay so there should be no need to carry a wad of cash in the car.

    I would rather simply pay for my fuel and drive away than enter that procedure.
  • System
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    Fingerbobs wrote: »
    I would rather simply pay for my fuel and drive away than enter that procedure.

    Many fuel stations accept contactless so having a phone with a payment option is a useful backup.

    Lots of the bigger chains also have free to use LINK ATMs too.
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  • Anthorn
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    Wellard_Mann wrote: »
    Metro Bank issues one.

    Starling Bank issues a Debit MasterCard too. Curve which other cards are linked to is a Debit MasterCard. In prepaid Soldo is a Debit MasterCard.
  • alanq
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    edited 6 June 2018 at 11:36AM
    All the prepaid cards that I have seen have been Mastercard.

    aj23 wrote: »
    I'm yet to see a Mastercard Debit Card.


    TSB was reported to be issuing Mastercard debit and credit cards in 2018.
    https://newsroom.mastercard.com/eu/press-releases/tsb-to-issue-mastercard-debit-and-credit-cards-in-2018/
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