On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 8:03 PM, Richard Symonds < [email protected]> wrote:
> 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? > Unfortunately (at least here), no. --Martijn > > 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >
_______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
