News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Paper Money Diehards Refuse to Fold. Parent comment

Re:Paper Money Diehards Refuse to Fold by walterbell on Monday May 29, 2023 @03:03PM (#36116860)
In North America, retail stores often sell prepaid Visa cards that can be used both offline and online.

NYC cashless ban law exception allows a fee-free machine to convert cash to prepaid digital payment mechanism, e.g. stored value card.

US Coinstar kiosks offer fee-free conversion of coins to Amazon and other gift cards.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Paper Money Diehards Refuse to Fold by SoftTalker on Monday May 29, 2023 @04:19PM (#36117636)
Prepaid VISA doesn't get around the payment processor refusing to handle transactions for certain businesses though.

Maybe EFT (e-Check) or Zelle does? It's still on line and tracable but is not going through card processor networks.

[ Parent | on HN ]