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infiniteloop wroteBOB Skip cards are now limited to a ridiculous 15$ per month
amazon won't even accept it anymore
Probably because you can only spend that $15 online (not in a supermarket, shop, etc..). Same thing happened with my sgbl debit card.
21 days later
does anyone know of cards that let you pay with LBP online (The websites are trying to withdraw LBP not USD). I know bank Audi doesn't. What about BLF?
RandomMemory wrotedoes anyone know of cards that let you pay with LBP online (The websites are trying to withdraw LBP not USD). I know bank Audi doesn't. What about BLF?
I used a Audi debit card to pay LBP on makhsoom.com couple of weeks ago, it worked fine.

Maybe the website you're trying to buy from is actually withdrawing the equivalency of LBP (Like aliexpress for example, it shows you LBP but in reality they do the currency conversion behind the scenes)
Actually I'm trying to buy NBA league pass for my brother. They have it at an insane price of 110k LBP per year which is the cheapest country in the world if converted to USD. anyway, the site tries to charge in LBP. I can also see the charge sms from bank audi attempting to withdraw LBP not USD. I called their support center and they said I can't pay online in neither USD nor LBP with my lebanese debit card
RandomMemory wroteActually I'm trying to buy NBA league pass for my brother. They have it at an insane price of 110k LBP per year which is the cheapest country in the world if converted to USD. anyway, the site tries to charge in LBP. I can also see the charge sms from bank audi attempting to withdraw LBP not USD. I called their support center and they said I can't pay online in neither USD nor LBP with my lebanese debit card
I use my audi debit card to pay many stuff online and no issues (LBP of course). Through what are you trying to pay? Since the PoS could be outside the country and in fact once transaction is done, you will notice it was withdrawn in dollars on your Statement of account. This happened with e when Uber starting charging in LBP.
Hello, my sister is an employee at Bank Audi, and I can confirm that all debit cards have stopped working on online websites, only credit cards (like Embark) are still working at the moment of this post (of course with a certain limit).

all worldwide websites like (AliExpress, Amazon) charge you in the dollar and not in LBP, even tho they display the prices in LBP

As for local websites (like Makhsoum), I don't really know but you should contact them and ask, yet most of them accept paying at delivery.
I have an Embark card and around 6$ in a Lollar account, I was able before to move money from the account to the Embark card and pay 25$ a month with it, last month while trying to move this 6$ it gave me an error that the amount is below the minimum allowed! So I am not sure it is still allowed to move money from a Lollar account to an Embark card
So we have to beg to get 5 or 15$ allowed on our cards!
BoB doesn't let me take more than 400000LL per day from aTM
I am shocked to see nobody is shocked by what they are doing to us (the politicians)
Only a revolution can save Lebanon
Honestly, this LBP withdrawal limit may be helpful, i am not saying it's rightful, but in current circumstances it may draw a limit to inflation or delay it at leaat.
Everyone have the right to spend their hard earned money, but people are realizing that their money is worthless paper losing vakue over time, they're trading it for goods, among goods are food and dollars which are rising in price due to increased demand.
Close the LBP sink, you may be able to control that.
Again, this is not rightful, but it may help us survive a few months more.
NuclearVision wroteHonestly, this LBP withdrawal limit may be helpful, i am not saying it's rightful, but in current circumstances it may draw a limit to inflation or delay it at leaat.
Everyone have the right to spend their hard earned money, but people are realizing that their money is worthless paper losing vakue over time, they're trading it for goods, among goods are food and dollars which are rising in price due to increased demand.
Close the LBP sink, you may be able to control that.
Again, this is not rightful, but it may help us survive a few months more.
What you're talking about is correct, however, the banking and financial sector were being warned for years about the country credit limit losing its rating and going down to a CCC rating which they consider "junk" according to Moody's Investor Service.

https://www.mei.edu/publications/it-too-late-save-lebanon-financial-collapse

The problem like all problems in Lebanon was neglected as when things get worse, of course, no one cares as all the people in the political sector have their monies in banks abroad and so them following up on the matter does not give any benefit. The citizen is the only one who would suffer and thus no one cared enough to do anything about it.

Banks had no choice but to do the "haircut" and yet they knew no one would accept that especially in a time where revolution is taking place, and so they did it in stages to indirectly applying it by no one noticing.

This is why your LBP is limited and you are encouraged to get fresh dollars into their systems. This indirectly is stabilizing the inflation rate meanwhile people are starving to death especially those who weren't able to withdraw their money in the month of January due to the lockdown.
We have the economic issue, financial issue, COVID, and the explosion.

We are in a big hot mess!
Guys, my brother use a Byblos Visa Classic card and has a USD 25 limit per month, he was trying to order from AliExpress but the order was getting declined.

He called Byblos bank customer service and they told him that he can no longer use the card on 3 sites: AliExpress, Amazon and Chegg, can anyone confirm if other banks are doing the same thing, this is bad news!
My friend told me the same about this VipModz :(
16 days later
Guys, I need to pay a tuition deposit in Australia and the university suggest Western Union global pay. And it is claiming that I can pay in my currency whatsoever. The exchange rate is 1500. So any idea if it will work ?
scubadiver wroteGuys, I need to pay a tuition deposit in Australia and the university suggest Western Union global pay. And it is claiming that I can pay in my currency whatsoever. The exchange rate is 1500. So any idea if it will work ?
It won't, you can't send LBP to someone outside of Lebanon
In case I opened a fresh dollar account, can I send up to 1000$ ? Is there any new fees when paying with it ?
I heard that high fees are applied.
Any specific bank ?
scubadiver wroteIn case I opened a fresh dollar account, can I send up to 1000$ ? Is there any new fees when paying with it ?
I heard that high fees are applied.
Any specific bank ?
Do you want to send 1000 USD to your university?
Do you have their Australian bank account information?

Maybe I can help you with that.
I want to send 1000 AUD to university in Australia
I have their bank account information
But the fees are so high. They provide me with an option to pay on Western union global pay, which I need a debit card.
So if I opened a fresh dollar account can I pay on WU ? Any hidden fees from Lebanese banks ?

Any other solution?
HzSamer wroteMaybe I can help you with that.
Sure but how ?
scubadiver wroteI want to send 1000 AUD to university in Australia
I have their bank account information
But the fees are so high. They provide me with an option to pay on Western union global pay, which I need a debit card.
So if I opened a fresh dollar account can I pay on WU ? Any hidden fees from Lebanese banks ?

Any other solution?
HzSamer wroteMaybe I can help you with that.
Sure but how ?

I sent a DM to you with the details.
20 days later
Whats the best way to pay with a card ? I havea blom card bit it elxpires this month.
I want to make a 500$ purchase online.
I am hunting a purchase, So i want the money ready, but also be able to retrieve the money in case the product i want doesn't come in stock.
NuclearVision wroteWhats the best way to pay with a card ? I havea blom card bit it elxpires this month.
I want to make a 500$ purchase online.
I am hunting a purchase, So i want the money ready, but also be able to retrieve the money in case the product i want doesn't come in stock.
Just make a blom mini and put in fresh dollars and wait for whatever part you are looking for. If your current card is a mini with 'fresh' dollars, you should be able to get the dollars back at an atm, although I not totally sure of that. In any case, good look getting what you want.