tinyE: Is it all? Mine doesn't.
I agree, even if it's just one or two, it's still odd, I'm just curious how many follow this guideline.
adaliabooks: Well, I don't know how frequent it is but there must be quite a few because we get these kind of questions a lot..
It just seems like a particularly strange limitation, especially for a debit card.
Complete guess here:
Cleaning up the mess from a fraud transaction probably costs as much as a hundred or a thousand good transactions. And when the fraud crosses borders without some sort of reciprocal agreement, that cost goes higher. Some banks don't want to pay that.
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The only time I've had any of mine blocked was with my Navy Federal card, which seems odd because their members - by nature of the job - will likely be using cards all around the world. Without calling, however, gOg eventually showed up on the "okay" list and I can now use it on this store.