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Old Jun 23, 2015 | 6:05 pm
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billybayswater
 
Join Date: Jan 2013
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Originally Posted by kharlamov
I don't think VGCs are going to work. It's my understanding that users don't actually have an account into which money is deposited or from which money can be sent. Instead, the funds are taken directly from the bank account associated with the payor's debit card and deposited directly into the payee's bank account.
Interesting. Is this also the reason why online gift card loads have never worked for Serve, Redbird, etc...? Would make sense.

If it's as simple as discriminating by the first 4 numbers on the card I am unsure why gift cards have not been hard coded out at WM, Target, etc...
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