Silentcontrol
if any of you guys uses mini card from blom bank or any other bank card they are no longer in service, you can still use them but not recharge them.
for the people who are wondering mini card are visa cards that you can refill i personally use it for online transaction since my main debit card doesn't work online.
And recently the government or bank of lebanon decided to cancel those type of card for no reason.
now i can't find an alternative to do online transaction ( no paypal keep that in mind) so i would like to thank my contry for making it harder for us to survive day after day
anyway if any one has an idea or solutions please tell me about it
PS: prepaid card don't work on the bank audi online portal which is basically all online transaction inside lebanon ( alfa mtc idm ...) because they are no longer issued in lebanon but they are issued from cyprus .
Thanks dawle keep on making it harder more and more people are leaving you'll soon be kings on nothing but garbage and dirt
Ramnesia
I don't understand, all prepaid card aren't going to be used anymore?
Silentcontrol
i don't mean prepaid cards like pic... they are kind of cards that you can recharge through an atm
but prepaid cards the ones you buy from maliks or liban post don't always work on lebanese websites like alfa or idm ...
NuclearVision
Are you sure about this?
There are debit cards at audi bank specially for this matter, contact audi bank, i don't think the governement wants to mess with them.
Salloum
Debit cards and prepaid cards are different
Hybrid
I never used a mini card. However, My Audi debit card and my esurf card work fine on lebanese sites. Most of the Lebanese sites use Audi payment gateway anyway. They also work on Stripe and pretty much anywhere except paypal
xazbrat
I used my card last week with no problem. It is a prepaid card from blom, but doesn't have mini blazed across it. I also just recharged it. May I ask where you got the information about them not working? It could be just a problem from the bank or something minor like that.
Silentcontrol
xazbrat wroteI used my card last week with no problem. It is a prepaid card from blom, but doesn't have mini blazed across it. I also just recharged it. May I ask where you got the information about them not working? It could be just a problem from the bank or something minor like that.
I simply ent to an atm to refill it as usual i couldnt find the refill button went to an other atm same problem i called they told me i can still use the money i already have but cannot add to it after they got clear instructions from bank of lebanon. Not sure about any other bank.
And they are no longer allowed to issue thowe cards.
Salloum
Go to any BLOM branch and tell them you want to open a separate checking account for a debit card, and you want a new debit to be linked to that account. When you do this, you can transfer as much as you want from your main checking to this specific checking just for that card (using eBLOM). That would be the same as your current prepaid card.
ironman
As i know,
Banks were denied from issuing Prepaid Cards, by prepaid cards i mean the card that you buy for (50$) for example and then you throw it away, internet cards that you fill using an ATM and which are linked to your identity are still allowed.
Georges00
Just called, BLOM stopped this service.
Silentcontrol
I told you they stopped all cards did anyone call audi bank and ask them about there card?
Salloum
Salloum wroteGo to any BLOM branch and tell them you want to open a separate checking account for a debit card, and you want a new debit to be linked to that account. When you do this, you can transfer as much as you want from your main checking to this specific checking just for that card (using eBLOM). That would be the same as your current prepaid card.
@Silentcontrol doing this would be the same result as your current prepaid card except this card would be legally linked to you. So basically the same thing
xazbrat
Actually, card shows up on my eblom, but I have no more options for recharging. The only way to access the balance was to try to change the nickname. I was able to access it and charge it yesterday. I am guessing that they have been discontinued. There is another card they offer which is regular visa internet card, so I may have to go that route. That one is restricted to only the owner of the account.
I will have to wire out money to my skrill account and to my neteller mastercard when needed now. I will be looking for other options too.
Silentcontrol
the worst part is that the country is making it harder and harder everyday we are like the only place on the planet were we are not allowed to have a paypal account .
Silentcontrol
Guys i think they are working again
supra
Hello everyone, I bought an Orange card from Bank Audi about a month ago and it stopped working because of the issues mentioned above, so today I went to the branch to ask for a refund for my card but was faced with extreme negativity. I have posted about this unacceptable behavior on Bank Audi's Facebook page, hoping to shed some light on what is happening in this shitty country. This is the link to my post if somebody is interested
https://www.facebook.com/BankAudiLebanon/posts/680743832029317
and @Silentcontrol, I think that nothing have changed, why do you think they are working again ?
UPDATE: After posting on FB, Bank Audi's customer service contacted me to apologize and they will refund me.
xazbrat
I was outside a local BLOM branch late last week and I saw one of the branch managers. I asked him about the cards and he said I had to go into the branch to recharge it now--LOL. I am going in tomorrow morning and see what happens and will update this post. Wish me luck.
And Supra, I saw that. They only care if you raise a stink in public.
Mini update: I was able to refill my card through eblom (that was taken down earlier), and although I was unable to upload to my skrill account, I was able to upload to my neteller account. Still planning on going to the branch tomorrow though to see why.
Edit 2: haven't been able to go to the bank because of construction and resulting moat around the bank now. Will try tomorrow
Silentcontrol
supra wroteHello everyone, I bought an Orange card from Bank Audi about a month ago and it stopped working because of the issues mentioned above, so today I went to the branch to ask for a refund for my card but was faced with extreme negativity. I have posted about this unacceptable behavior on Bank Audi's Facebook page, hoping to shed some light on what is happening in this shitty country. This is the link to my post if somebody is interested
https://www.facebook.com/BankAudiLebanon/posts/680743832029317
and @Silentcontrol, I think that nothing have changed, why do you think they are working again ?
UPDATE: After posting on FB, Bank Audi's customer service contacted me to apologize and they will refund me.
the reason behind that is it's working again, i was able to recharge it after some deep and not so hard research i noticed that the procedure to make a new one is different,now you need to sign more papers one of them is related to the USA tax thing,so i',m assuming thats the reason why they had trouble in the first place.
Ramnesia
Just called Al Mawared bank to ask about my prepaid card, they told me I am not allowed to recharge it anymore ( All prepaid cards All kinds). Card balance is -3.55$.
Should I pay them that.
Sad.