Originally Posted by
lsquare
It's been a while since I was in Taiwan, but I'm pretty sure I was able to use my foreign credit cards in 7/11 and Family Mart to purchase food and not top up my EasyCard.
I don't get why the TW-issued credit cards with EasyCard don't earn any points.
Is it similar to Singapore and London where I can tap my CSR to enter? Any surcharge? Is there any talk of Taipei MRT allowing this in the future?
Some FamilyMarts accept foreign credit cards, but I’d say at least 1/3 don’t. I’m not aware of any 7-11 that accepts foreign credit cards.
Some credit cards offered points when auto reloading EasyCards, but usually as a promotion and not the norm.
I haven’t taken metro in London or Singapore for a while, but yes you tap your credit card at entry and exit gates. There’s no surcharge.