Originally Posted by arfgoblue
according to FatWallet post, it is going to be 3% for a non-citi atm. considering there are only 10 in colombia for example, i am not sure this is anything worth celebrating (how much $$ is it going to cost to taxi a taxi to the atm? and the aggravation on top of that?)
What I question about this claim is that IME, in deep South America, Citi has NEVER distinguished between Citi and non-Citi ATMs. In my most recent experiences of the past two years in Argentina and Chile, even when I use Citi ATMs, they always show up as Non-Citi ATM transactions on my statement. As a foreigner, I also know for a fact that Chile and Argentina Citibanks are for almost all consumer purposes separate, not the same or a part of Citibank North America operations in any form. For them to make this distinction in a month's time is unbelievable (to me).
I speculate that there is truth maybe mixed in with misinfo here and that the change might be related to POS transactions (MC/debit card) and not ATM cash transactions.
Of course, who really knows?