Sometime in early 2013, I needed to make a payment on a Citi card with a painfully small CL in order to book some tickets and get the credit offered on that card. Due to Citi's limitations, I could not make the payment online nor push a payment from my bank. So I called in and was offered the option to pay with a debit card. I never took the time to do any experimenting with this option but after I made a post in the AA executive thread, others have(HT
rgAAFT). The conversation about it starts here
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/credi...l#post22312197 and runs for at least 5 pages in between other posts on the Executive card itself.
Takeaways based on info from phone CSR:
I agree with the opinion of this post:
Originally Posted by
rgAAFT
HUGE DATA POINT
Tested visa gift card issued by Bancorp and it worked
I really don't think it matters which issuer it is!!!!!!!
Use wisely Do not abuse
According to rep the only restrictions are
Any payment amount as long as debit card allows And only once per day with ONE debit card only No splits
Visa and MC only
(Slightly altered, bolding mine.)