Thread: CharlieCards v.v. Oyster (and Octopus?)
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Old March 19th 12, 04:29 PM posted to uk.railway,uk.transport.london,misc.transport.rail.americas
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In message , at 16:44:39 on Mon, 19 Mar
2012, Mizter T remarked:

There's no stigma about Visa debit cards at al

A cultural thing.

Most banks that used to issue Electron cards now issue Visa Debit cards
with zero-floor limits.

Maybe that's how they...

What I agree we didn't get to the bottom of is how the card companies
can issue 'normal' VISA debit cards while also promising the cardholder
that they (the cardholder) will not be allowed to overdraw.

They don't offer an absolute promise that the cardholder cannot go
overdrawn.

fsvo "absolute": http://www.hsbc.co.uk/1/2/under18s

"You can't go overdrawn, so don't worry – you can't spend more
than you have available"
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Roland Perry
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