Simple Visa Debit Card 16 y.o

Majic

A few problems. I need the account open in next couple of weeks, but online application with Nationwide is taking too long, now asking for proof of ID. Can't get to a branch until next week and the been told could take 10 working days until account and card avaialble.

Just to recap my son is travelling to Borneo. Already has a Mastercard, but told VISA is best out there

Personally I find it hard to believe Mastercard won't be fine

eDicky

Told by whom, Visa is best..?

Borneo is a huge island, Sabah and Sarawak are Malaysia, Brunei its own state, the rest is Indonesia (Kalimantan). It may depend on where he's going in particular.

flaneurs_lobster

How about Zing?

May look hip, cool & down wid dem yoot but it's really HSBC.

EDIT : Sorry 18+ only.

I'm fairly well travelled and I cannot recall a single occasion when Visa/Mastercard acceptance was not equivalent.

Diners Club however........  

Majic

eDicky said:

Told by whom, Visa is best..?

Borneo is a huge island, Sabah and Sarawak are Malaysia, Brunei its own state, the rest is Indonesia (Kalimantan). It may depend on where he's going in particular.

It's Sabah. I think I'm going to risk the Mastercard. I checked on a travel forum and they said no problems. Scrap Nationwide Flex Account!

gary1312

flaneurs_lobster said:

Diners Club however........  

Is Diners Club still in existence and am I right in thinking it is/was a charge card, as opposed to credit? 

The shop window stickers are a childhood memory but, to the best of my knowledge, I've never known a DC account holder.

gary1312

Majic said:

A few problems. I need the account open in next couple of weeks, but online application with Nationwide is taking too long, now asking for proof of ID. Can't get to a branch until next week and the been told could take 10 working days until account and card avaialble.

Just to recap my son is travelling to Borneo. Already has a Mastercard, but told VISA is best out there

Personally I find it hard to believe Mastercard won't be fine

Revolut's standard card is a Visa and they're pretty swift in sending them. The standard plan offers one <18 card with 'limited features' - this isn't a recommendation, I don't have kids so don't use this feature, but it may be worth a look to see if it will be suitable for your lad.

flaneurs_lobster

gary1312 said:

flaneurs_lobster said:

Diners Club however........  

Is Diners Club still in existence and am I right in thinking it is/was a charge card, as opposed to credit? 

The shop window stickers are a childhood memory but, to the best of my knowledge, I've never known a DC account holder.

It does still exist, but it's a shadow of its former self - it's now a kind of Lounge Access card with some restricted payment facilities (and yes it is and was a charge card). You'd struggle to use it now other than in international hotel chains and major airlines.

I had one (as a corporate card) for a while when I worked for a US company, story was that everyone had Amex until the CFO had his card refused in a posh restaurant in NYC at which point he threw a huffy...