In message , at 09:00:05 on Fri, 19
Sep 2014, Neil Williams remarked:
OTOH the "online only" cards would have some other branding and, if
contactless, might be at vendor's risk.

I really don't understand why Visa Delta and Solo were abolished as
brands - they very clearly stated the differences with this type of
card.

They weren't "online only", but "there stands before you a second class
accountholder"; and of course lots of places didn't accept them if they
couldn't do real-time authorisation (in particular they were no use for
buying railway tickets, which is precisely the sort of transaction their
holders might actually want a card, rather than cash, for).
--
Roland Perry