Roan, I don't mean to sound daft, but Chip & PIN cards are (at least here) MasterCard/Visa cards with 16-digit numbers. The two are the same?
The reason people are cautious about giving out bank details is because of things like this: http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/weblog/permalink/clarksons_account_gets_hacked/ ... Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* On 4 June 2014 18:58, Roan Kattouw <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jun 4, 2014 10:37 AM, "Michael Snow" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On 6/4/2014 10:14 AM, Joseph Fox wrote: > >> > >> Pretty sure the difference is that in the US, “debit cards” as we Brits > know them are rare. > > > > Not at all, debit cards are a routine feature for checking accounts in > the US. But yes, if your debit card has a logo for one of the big payment > processors, then most merchants displaying that logo should be able to > accept it, even if their transactions use a credit function rather than the > debit function. > > > The problem is that in many continental European countries, > MasterCard/Visa cards with 16-digit numbers etc are things that most people > don't have. Payments are made using chip&PIN cards or bank transfer. > > I've always been baffled by how hesitant UK-based individuals and > companies are to give me their bank account information (so I can send them > money), citing security concerns. > > Roan > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >
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