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inthewild
Joined: 28 Mar 2004
Location: Korea
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 Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 1:40 am Post subject: What's with these KEB Visa cards that only work in Korea? |
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| I just want a VISA check card that works in most countries, like the one I got in North America... |
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mehamrick
Joined: 28 Aug 2006
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 1:57 am Post subject: |
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The short answer it doesn't exist in Korea "yet".. You can get the international atm cards.. but not the check cards yet. I spent all day trying to find one with the help of my Korean girlfriend and her brother.
she mentioned that they would be coming, but didn't give an date as to when. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 3:29 am Post subject: |
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| What are you guys talking about? My KEB credit card has worked in at least half a dozen countries. Hasn't been denied yet. |
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lawyertood
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul, Incheon and the World--working undercover for the MOJ
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 3:47 am Post subject: |
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| Perhaps they are talking about a debit card rather than a credit card..... |
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zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 4:04 am Post subject: |
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| Young FRANKenstein wrote: |
| What are you guys talking about? My KEB credit card has worked in at least half a dozen countries. Hasn't been denied yet. |
나두 |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 4:22 am Post subject: |
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| zappadelta wrote: |
| Young FRANKenstein wrote: |
| What are you guys talking about? My KEB credit card has worked in at least half a dozen countries. Hasn't been denied yet. |
나두 |
My credit card has worked overseas as well.
Are these guys talking about debit cards? If so... mine works overseas also. |
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inthewild
Joined: 28 Mar 2004
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 5:27 am Post subject: |
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| A check card is often considered similar to or the same as a debit card. I don't wish to have a credit card. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 5:28 am Post subject: |
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| inthewild wrote: |
| A check card is often considered similar to or the same as a debit card. I don't wish to have a credit card. |
What is a check card and what is it called in Korean? (i have honestly never heard of it before - how does it work?) |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 5:36 am Post subject: |
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| Captain Corea wrote: |
| What is a check card and what is it called in Korean? |
체크 카드. It's a debit card. |
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Young FRANKenstein
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Location: Castle Frankenstein (that's FRONKensteen)
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 5:36 am Post subject: |
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| Captain Corea wrote: |
| Are these guys talking about debit cards? If so... mine works overseas also. |
Moi aussi. |
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mehamrick
Joined: 28 Aug 2006
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 6:54 am Post subject: |
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I think I know where everyone is getting messed up on this.. and it all has to do with the terminology... in Korea a check card is a debit card.. and a debit card is a cash card. so a check card in Korea will give you the ability to purchase things in Korea. A debit card lets you get cash out of an atm.
To us foreigners a check card/debit card as we know it does not work overseas. they do not have a contract/agreement through visa or master card yet..
So your debit card that works overseas is just a regular atm card. none of the banks I called could you use a debit card like in America where you could purchase things like a credit card but it comes out of your bank account.
I hope it helps some. |
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azzwell
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
Location: where the girls from Super Junior cannot find me
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 7:26 am Post subject: check card |
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| nonghyup check card. Works just like a credit card except money comes out of your account, just like a back home debit card. Says check card right on it. |
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inthewild
Joined: 28 Mar 2004
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 9:39 pm Post subject: Re: check card |
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| azzwell wrote: |
| nonghyup check card. Works just like a credit card except money comes out of your account, just like a back home debit card. Says check card right on it. |
I got a check card from them today. But it's a Cirrus/Maestro/BC Card. Trying to remember how prevalent those kind of ATMs are back home... |
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cornholio1
Joined: 26 Apr 2007
Location: Bupyeong
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 11:53 pm Post subject: visa check cards. |
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| As far as I know, Foreign nationals can only get credit cards if, 1. You are a land owner in Korea, 2. You work for a company, any sort of business which supports an other than e-2 visa, or 3. Work for a public school that requires you to pay korean taxes.s |
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