Originally Posted by
philemer
My employee has a different card # as an AU on my Chase Ink acct.!!
See previous posts and responses below:
Originally Posted by
vodkashine
The Ink Bold MC employee (AU) cards are different numbers under the same account too.
Originally Posted by
friedablass
Possibly because that is a business card - I do have an Ink Bold but haven't added employee/AU cards so was not aware if they use the same numbers or not. The other Visas and Mastercards I hold are all personal.
In my experience:
- Business accounts assign a unique number to each card. Any issuer, any network: Amex, MasterCard or VISA.
- Personal accounts issued by American Express assign a unique number to each card.
- Personal accounts issued by other US based banks, even if Amex-network, typically assign the name number to all cards on the same account.
However, if a card is swiped the issuer can determine which card was used, even if the embossed number is the same, and there should be no problem with cards being used in different shops, cities or countries simultaneously.
Originally Posted by
reclusive46
From your experience have you ever had any of your AU's using their card abroad or just far away and then transactions in your normal area? Did it cause any issues?
reclusive46 - sorry I didn't notice your question. Personally, this hasn't occurred to me, but it did to my parents many times where they sometimes go abroad separately. I don't recall them mentioning that it should ever be an issue. Right now, they switched to using Amex Plat so each card has a different number, but in the past they had a Visa with no forex fee.