Amazon to stop accepting Visa credit cards from January 2022 – here’s all you need to know

Dandytf

I'm slightly disappointed Amazon are deciding above Visa Credit card holders, in making their choice to stop accepting payments.
Though they obviously see sense in continuing  to accept visa debit transactions.

I'de have preferred consumers be offer a choice over Visa Credit Card charges/payments.

twopenny

Amazon seem to have removed my Visa card when I went in just now.

But with the not putting VAT on the upfront prices then adding postage at the last minute, giving me Prime when I don't want and haven't asked for it I'm getting  fed up with them. I've had to reclaim that once already.

I'm finding it easier in a rural location to deal direct with other companies and when something is wrong it's much easier to put right and communicate.

drphila

Phew! I'm exhausted wading through all the threads on this

But without going through the 100 or so individual posts in detail I can't find anthing specific on the add a card £10 promotion.

Anyway, the only points I wanted to make are that for those eligble 1) the promotion is still running despite the T&Cs specififying a 31/12/21 cut-off date, 2) it must be a completely new card never registered ever before 3) the promotional credit expiry is relatively short (approx. 2 months for a new card I registered today)

eur0

Has anyone used this yet? I received the offer and the confirmation email says "Thank you for updating your payment method. A £20 credit has been applied to your account. The credit will automatically be applied to your eligible purchase at checkout." I don't actually see the credit anywhere (maybe I'm not looking in the right place) but when I went to make a purchase (of less than £20) it gives me the option to use the promotional balance for the full amount. So that got me thinking...is this offer only applicable to a single purchase i.e. if I buy something for less than £20 is that the end of it or do I retain the balance?

XrisChants

I replaced two Visa cards I used on Amazon with a Curve Mastercard and got a £20 credit. Unsure what happens if you spend less though, I used mine to buy a £28 bag of birdseed and it was deducted from that so the nett cost was £8. 

Thank you the person who suggested trying Curve it seems an acceptable option but I think we will only use it on Amazon to start with. 

wiseonesomeofthetime

eur0 said:

Has anyone used this yet? I received the offer and the confirmation email says "Thank you for updating your payment method. A £20 credit has been applied to your account. The credit will automatically be applied to your eligible purchase at checkout." I don't actually see the credit anywhere (maybe I'm not looking in the right place) but when I went to make a purchase (of less than £20) it gives me the option to use the promotional balance for the full amount. So that got me thinking...is this offer only applicable to a single purchase i.e. if I buy something for less than £20 is that the end of it or do I retain the balance?

Click on Your Account > Your Gift Card Balance, and your promotional funds should be recorded there.

I have used them previously on multiple purchases.

eur0

wiseonesomeofthetime said:

eur0 said:

Has anyone used this yet? I received the offer and the confirmation email says "Thank you for updating your payment method. A £20 credit has been applied to your account. The credit will automatically be applied to your eligible purchase at checkout." I don't actually see the credit anywhere (maybe I'm not looking in the right place) but when I went to make a purchase (of less than £20) it gives me the option to use the promotional balance for the full amount. So that got me thinking...is this offer only applicable to a single purchase i.e. if I buy something for less than £20 is that the end of it or do I retain the balance?

Click on Your Account > Your Gift Card Balance, and your promotional funds should be recorded there.

I have used them previously on multiple purchases.

Nope it's not in there. Gift card balance is zero.

cx6

Just received an email from Amazon - the Visa ban on  amazon.co.uk on the19 Jan is suspended - they are 'working hard with Visa' to resolve the problem

phillw

cx6 said:

Just received an email from Amazon - the Visa ban on  amazon.co.uk on the19 Jan is suspended - they are 'working hard with Visa' to resolve the problem

Does that mean we should remove the master card we added, so that we might get another £10 if the problem cannot be resolved?

GalacticaActual

I've received the email too:


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Dear ##########

The expected change regarding the use of Visa credit cards on Amazon.co.uk will no longer take place on January 19. We are working closely with Visa on a potential solution that will enable customers to continue using their Visa credit cards on Amazon.co.uk. 

Should we make any changes related to Visa credit cards, we will give you advance notice. Until then, you can continue to use Visa credit cards, debit cards, Mastercard, American Express, and Eurocard as you do today.

Thank you for being an Amazon customer.