Santander bank cards

[Deleted User]

No they've not started rolling them out yet.

Per the other thread on this board...

JGUK

Yes I posted a PDF in that thread which either accurately or inaccurately shows the design of the new cards.

No one has confirmed or denied it yet, but someone with more knowledge might come along and say something!

MattHarris1987

Has anyone had a debit card issued recently? Is it still the red and white Visa debit?

DavidT67

What material difference does it make to the customer whether the bank issues a visa or mastercard debit or credit card? None as far as I can discern! Anyone ever encountered a retailer who takes visa and not mastercard or vice versa? Yes, Amex is a different matter entirely...

EssexExile

DavidT67 wrote: »

What material difference does it make to the customer whether the bank issues a visa or mastercard debit or credit card? None as far as I can discern! Anyone ever encountered a retailer who takes visa and not mastercard or vice versa? Yes, Amex is a different matter entirely...

It's just that people like at least one of each in case either system goes down.

MattHarris1987 wrote:

Has anyone had a debit card issued recently? Is it still the red and white Visa debit?

I got a new gold one earlier this year that is still a Visa.

JGUK

I have actually found about 3 parking machines in the past year in Europe that would only take VISA and not Mastercard for some reason I can't understand - but that's about it in my travels barring AMEX which is hit and miss outside the UK&USA (barring bigger venues and travel companies).

MattHarris1987

So the Cash Cards you get with the ISAs are red and just say 'Cash card, they don't say 'ISA' or anything like that on them?

EssexExile

MattHarris1987 wrote: »

So the Cash Cards you get with the ISAs are red and just say 'Cash card, they don't say 'ISA' or anything like that on them?

I don't have cards for my ISAs.

System

JGUK wrote: »

I have actually found about 3 parking machines in the past year in Europe that would only take VISA and not Mastercard for some reason I can't understand - but that's about it in my travels barring AMEX which is hit and miss outside the UK&USA (barring bigger venues and travel companies).

Coverage is comparable but not identical.
I've personally experienced ATMs and merchants that take one and not the other.

mattharris692

Have Santander started issuing the MasterCard Debit yet?