Visa or Mastercard in Ireland

In May 2018 there were widespread IT issues with Visa card payments in Ireland and other parts of Europe.In recent years we have also seen major IT problems with Ulster Bank here in Ireland. These outages resulted in thousands of people being unable to make payments or get cash from their accounts for several days. […]
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Prepaid Debit and Credit Cards in Ireland

Prepaid  Debit and Credit cards can be used for spending at online shops and high street stores – in the same way as normal Debit and Credit Cards. A prepaid card is a payment card that can be loaded with money by you or someone else. You can then use the card to pay bills […]
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Online Shoppers Could be Charged €100 Million in Fees By Irish Banks in 2022

Online shopping continues to grow at a fast rate in Ireland and Irish consumers have done even more of their shopping online since the coronavirus pandemic. Irish banks are charging their customers millions of euros in foreign currency fees when shoppers use their debit or credit cards to purchase on non-Euro currency websites. We estimate […]
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Credit and Debit Card Surcharges Banned

A  ban on Credit and Debit Card surcharges  : Extra charges for paying with a debit or credit were banned across the EU from  13th January 2018. The change is part of the Payment Services Directive, otherwise known as PSD2 Companies can  still charge booking fees or admin fees as long as they  apply equally […]
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