I welcome this development but it is not so useful in my case. My WM are totally averse to debit loads - MC is a no go while the registers are mostly incompetent/ afraid to load more than $250. I do most of the business at FD/DG where you cannot load more than $500. My local groceries do not sell more than $500 MO and always ask for the card, checking the match between the ID and the card. I order GCM visas which look very similar to a regular debit so never encountered a problem. Even economically, it is a match. The cost to get 1K Simon VGC is $3.95. The cost to get two $500 GCM visas is $1.90 after portal cash back. Even if I have to buy two MO at 0.99 cents each, it is identical to the $3.95 Simon VGC cost. All in all, a positive MS news which is a rare and nice thing these days. More choice is great.