Locations which do not accept "foreign" cards.
Dec 28, 2011, 3:22 pm
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But as to why Amex is treated differently:
It may be a loophole. Since Amex is totally separate network, it could be that it simply doesn't have the concept of a region, while Visa and MC do.
Thus a system that tries to limit credit cards to ones issued in a certain region may be able to do it with Visa and MC but might not be able to do it with Amex.
Dec 29, 2011, 9:42 pm
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I don't know why Wiredzone cares about the region the card was issued in.
But as to why Amex is treated differently:
It may be a loophole. Since Amex is totally separate network, it could be that it simply doesn't have the concept of a region, while Visa and MC do.
Thus a system that tries to limit credit cards to ones issued in a certain region may be able to do it with Visa and MC but might not be able to do it with Amex.
But as to why Amex is treated differently:
It may be a loophole. Since Amex is totally separate network, it could be that it simply doesn't have the concept of a region, while Visa and MC do.
Thus a system that tries to limit credit cards to ones issued in a certain region may be able to do it with Visa and MC but might not be able to do it with Amex.
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