AIB Visa Debit Card question

Overature

im a student and i have the AIB debit laser card, and im wondering can you get a visa card that works the same as a debit card. I want to be able to buy stuff online outside ireland and pay for stuff in shops with visa but i want the money to come out of my account instead of haveing a big bill every month.

so if my account was empty i would not be able to use the card

thanks

john kinsella

Nope you can't do that with AIB im afraid. Ulster Bank are the only bank that will do a visa debit card. Its the same as a laser card but it works the same as a visa if you get me. I just opened an account with them for that very reason

Overature

ok cool, thanks

Grumpypants

Yea Ulster bank are the only ones with the Visa debit now Halifax are gone. You can open a Ulster bank account as well as your AIB one for the purpose you want it for.

johnmcdnl

any chance that AIB will be offering this service any time soon??? or else I'll have to up shop and move my money down the street

jor el

Thread moved to Banking.

Pythia

PTSB will also be fairly soon but I doubt AIB or BOI will be.