Debit card question

New and improved Contributor

Member since 04 June 2017

New and improvedContributor25 July 2017 08:23:27

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My overseas bank debit cards are linked to checking accounts but also say Visa on them. Yet they're not credit cards. When I tried to use them in the bank ATM today, there were only four choices and none of them seemed correct:

savings
credit
default
current

Nothing about checking accounts. Does anyone know the protocols to follow here? I called one of the banks back home and even their service department didn't have a clue except to say he didn't "think" that "savings" was the right choice. None of my attempts went through but none of the cards are blocked.
Thanks!
Jane

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GuestposterGuest25 July 2017 08:34:53

Try another bank ATM

THIGV ViP

Member since 26 September 2012

THIGVViP25 July 2017 17:18:48

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Probably it is current.聽 That is what Viet banks call a demand account as opposed to a time deposit.聽 A demand account is one that the owner may deposit or withdraw from on demand.聽 That is what checking accounts are in Western banks.