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Are Visa prepaid Electron cards generally accepted for withdrawals at ATMs at VN's larger banks?

Looking to order a new card from my European bank. I can get its extra-Euro fees waived so only need to consider the VN banks' commissions. Am thinking of getting a prepaid Visa Electron card. My previous card was a regular Visa debit card, but this was used fraudulently, in Europe, and I had to cancel it from VN and couldn't get it replaced while out there. Previously I did my larger withdrawals from VP Bank since their commission was zero, but I think that changed later ...

If the consensus is not, I can order a Visa debit card again.

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Are Visa prepaid Electron cards generally accepted for withdrawals at ATMs at VN's larger banks?
Looking to order a new card from my European bank. I can get its extra-Euro fees waived so only need to consider the VN banks' commissions. Am thinking of getting a prepaid Visa Electron card. My previous card was a regular Visa debit card, but this was used fraudulently, in Europe, and I had to cancel it from VN and couldn't get it replaced while out there. Previously I did my larger withdrawals from VP Bank since their commission was zero, but I think that changed later ...
If the consensus is not, I can order a Visa debit card again. - @It2VN

I don't know about your Visa prepaid Electron cards, I'd have to Google to be educated. :)


I have USA address as the billing address on all my cards and bank accounts. When a card expires or gets used fraudulently and I cancel it, the new card is sent to my USA address (which happens to be where my brother lives) and then I find a friend or a friend of a friend who is coming to Vietnam and who will carry the card in their luggage for me. I've done this twice and "activated" the card after it gets here successfully. It can be tricky because there's a time deadline on activation, so the above process has to be done with that in mind. One time, I got my brother on video call on my computer, while I called in the activation on VOIP phone as my brother read the prompts to me, thus sidestepping the problem of the activation deadline.


Good luck.

Are Visa prepaid Electron cards generally accepted for withdrawals at ATMs at VN's larger banks?
Looking to order a new card from my European bank. I can get its extra-Euro fees waived so only need to consider the VN banks' commissions. Am thinking of getting a prepaid Visa Electron card. My previous card was a regular Visa debit card, but this was used fraudulently, in Europe, and I had to cancel it from VN and couldn't get it replaced while out there. Previously I did my larger withdrawals from VP Bank since their commission was zero, but I think that changed later ...
If the consensus is not, I can order a Visa debit card again. - @It2VN
I don't know about your Visa prepaid Electron cards, I'd have to Google to be educated. smile.png
I have USA address as the billing address on all my cards and bank accounts. When a card expires or gets used fraudulently and I cancel it, the new card is sent to my USA address (which happens to be where my brother lives) and then I find a friend or a friend of a friend who is coming to Vietnam and who will carry the card in their luggage for me. I've done this twice and "activated" the card after it gets here successfully. It can be tricky because there's a time deadline on activation, so the above process has to be done with that in mind. One time, I got my brother on video call on my computer, while I called in the activation on VOIP phone as my brother read the prompts to me, thus sidestepping the problem of the activation deadline.

Good luck. - @Lennerd

Thanks. Mine works differently. As I'm currently in Europe, I'm interested in which type of card to order, depending on ATM functionality.

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Thanks. Mine works differently. As I'm currently in Europe, I'm interested in which type of card to order, depending on ATM functionality.
- @It2VN


Could you order both, and then see what happens?


I've been using my Canadian bank's debit card in Vietnam for the past 9 years. No issue. I've also used my visa credit card, issued by the same bank, again with no issues.


I'm unsure about whether VN businesses/banks/ATM machines will accept prepaid visa cards. Sorry.

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