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Re:Big U.S. Banks Are Stiffing Account Takeover Victims by itake on Friday October 07, 2022 @04:05PM (#33126266)
> * Never use that debit card for anything but the ATM and bank teller authentication. In fact, don't even carry it with you, in case you lose your wallet or somebody tries to take it. Not every bank makes it easy to turn debit card off.

Some businesses only accept debit cards (like WinCo [0]). :-/ I guess you can just not do business with them.

> * For sending money to friends if everybody has iPhones, Apple's Cash functionality is good enough.

I wish... but how do you transfer money internationally? I don't think Apple Cash is adopted abroad yet.

[0] - https://www.wincofoods.com/customer-service/faqs/

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Re:Big U.S. Banks Are Stiffing Account Takeover Victims by zippergz on Friday October 07, 2022 @04:21PM (#33126455)
Yes, I specifically do not do business at stores and gas stations that only take debit cards.
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Re:Big U.S. Banks Are Stiffing Account Takeover Victims by nilespotter on Friday October 07, 2022 @04:19PM (#33126429)
They take cash.
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Re:Big U.S. Banks Are Stiffing Account Takeover Victims by kylehotchkiss on Friday October 07, 2022 @05:21PM (#33127005)
> I wish... but how do you transfer money internationally?

Wise.com. I lived abroad for a bit and relied entirely on Wise (well, they were called transferwise then). Could send money abroad faster than I could send funds to anybody in USA.

Of course, any international financial service is very KYC heavy and can suspend access to you/lock your funds at any time so always have a backup plan ready as wire transfers are really scary (foreign banks don't want to release funds? no recourse for you!)

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