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[Waygeek]

I'm sick of calling my idiotic bank back home to unblock my credit card. Despite the fact that I've told them 7 times that I am living in South Korea now, so it's me using the card, they cannot get this simple detail through their thick skulls.

I'm with Woori here, but I can't use their card online. I can use it in stores fine, but they are affiliated with some company called 'Cirrus' that doesn't provide an online service. I need Mastercard or similar.

So I want to make a second bank account to get a card that I can use as a CC; more of a debit card really. Always better to spend money you actually have. What bank, if any, provides a card like this?

Thanks in Advance.

EDIT: Could a mod move this to General Discussion? I posted in the wrong section; thanks.

[ttompatz]

[12ax7]

Cirrus is Mastercard.

[Waygeek]

[Deja]

Actually it's "Maestro", but Maestro is accepted in like.... 0% of internet shops. At least 0% of those most are likely to buy from.

Just go ask for a Visa Check/Debit card (they have no idea what a Debit card is ) from Woori, say you want internet purchases anf foreign transactions enabled. <30 minutes with all the chit-chat and "Me speak Engurishi" as someone put it and the card is issued and ready for use.
Do ask for internet e-banking if they don't ask you, to keep track, though frankly, if I didn't have a virtual machine for that s***y 500 useless ActiveX control crapbanking, I would never have touched it.

[Waygeek]

Cheers mate!

[wishfullthinkng]

every bank here offers a debit card that can be used as a credit card. many foreigners get served the check/atm card though because they aren't aware that you must specifically request a debit card when getting issued the card.

[12ax7]