Originally Posted by
themicah
Most card readers that grant access to ATM lobbies are agnostic as to the kind of card. They just check to make sure you have a card with a working magnetic strip--they don't have the ability to tell whether it's a Citi ATM card or some other ATM card.
Are the Japanese Citi ATM lobbies really set up to only allow access to holders of Citi accounts? The Citi ATM lobby nearest my apartment in NYC allows me in with any card.
I tried one access reader in a Japanese Citi-ATM room with a local CU debit card, didn't work. Not sure about other cards though.
I also didn't have any luck with my Cap1 ATM card in a Japanese 7-11 ATM, even though 7-11 has advertised its compatibility with foreign ATM cards. So far the Japanese Citi ATMs seem to be my best bet.