FYI: Your Laser Card will no longer work after 28th February

seamus

If anyone actually still has a laser card, this is probably something you should follow up with your bank;

The Laser Board has approved the removal of all Laser Cards from the Card Payments market as and from 28th February 2014. After this date, Laser Card Issuers will no longer accept payments to Laser cards and the brand will cease to exist on debit cards.

While the majority of cards have already been withdrawn from the market, a small number of cards remain in circulation during which time transactions will continue to be accepted by the Card Issuers. After 28th February 2014 however, Laser card sales will no longer be processed by the card issuers.

Please note Chargebacks are permitted under Laser rules for 180 days after the first presentment. Therefore, Chargebacks for Laser cards will continue to be processed for 180 days after 28th February 2014, i.e. until 27th August 2014.

Got the email from AIB Merchant Services.

anncoates

I never though I'd live long enough to see lasers becoming deprecated.

kneemos

I enjoyed the laser.A right card.

jjbrien

Good riddance. Was a rubbish debit card never could use it online or at a point of sale overseas thank heavens for visa debit and mastercard debit

Banjo String

FIRE THE LASER!


(on Feb 28th)

Earthhorse

seamus wrote: »

Got the email from AIB Merchant Services.

AIB replaced the Laser card with a Visa Debit card. If you didn't get yours yet you should phone them up.

kneemos

Earthhorse wrote: »

AIB replaced the Laser card with a Visa Debit card. If you didn't get yours yet you should phone them up.

And say what?

Earthhorse

kneemos wrote: »

And say what?

That you didn't get yours.

Mr E

"I need a debit card" ??

Duggy747

Was shìte, never worked when I was doing Quasar.

kneemos

Mr E wrote: »

"I need a debit card" ??

They're aptly named.

xabi

kneemos wrote: »

And say what?

Seriously?

bonzodog2

kneemos wrote: »

And say what?

Pew, pew!

Duh.:D

MonkeyTennis

ah here, how am I gonna buy my lasers now?

Augmerson

I remember the first ads for Laser cards on tv. I was thinking what the fack is this sorcery at the time. RIP Laser!

awec

Rubbish card system.

Legs.Eleven

I tried to buy something on a Ryanair flight just before xmas using a Visa Debit only to be told they only accept Laser. What kind of topsy turvy backwards world did I enter there for a moment, I thought to myself.

I Heart Internet

jjbrien wrote: »

Good riddance. Was a rubbish debit card never could use it online or at a point of sale overseas thank heavens for visa debit and mastercard debit

Absolutely agree.

Laser cards were a pox. They were a (very) poor man's debit card. Couldn't use them on most websites, etc. Visa debit all the way.

kneemos

As an independent sovereign nation I think it was important that we had our very own debit card system.

Augmerson

kneemos wrote: »

As an independent sovereign nation I think it was important that we had our very own debit card system.

As long as that lasted, the whole independent sovereign nation bit.

I had great craic overseas in restaurants or pubs or wherever asking people if I could use my Laser when it was time to pay.

humbert

seamus wrote: »

The lasar board

What a cool job title that would be.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

kneemos wrote: »

They're aptly named.

They would be if they were called debt cards.:rolleyes:

EyeSight

Will Visa debit allow us to now use card for small purchases? Like how in some shops like centra there's a minimum spend?
I know it's because the stores don't wanna pay the royalty but still

the groutch

pity they havent gotten rid of the cashback option

I Heart Internet

EyeSight wrote: »

Will Visa debit allow us to now use card for small purchases? Like how in some shops like centra there's a minimum spend?
I know it's because the stores don't wanna pay the royalty but still

No. I still fall foul of that with a debit card. One of my absolute pet hates. That and paying Governemnt Duty for the luxury of having a debit card.

Eutow

EyeSight wrote: »

Will Visa debit allow us to now use card for small purchases? Like how in some shops like centra there's a minimum spend?
I know it's because the stores don't wanna pay the royalty but still

So you want to use a card to pay for a packet of crisps?

seamus

EyeSight wrote: »

Will Visa debit allow us to now use card for small purchases? Like how in some shops like centra there's a minimum spend?
I know it's because the stores don't wanna pay the royalty but still

I think you've answered your own question there. It's up to the shops themselves, not Visa as to whether there's a minimum spend.

Though they're really trying to push this contactless payments stuff, and for that they'll need to abolish the charge.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

seamus wrote: »

If anyone actually still has a laser card, this is probably something you should follow up with your bank;


Got the email from AIB Merchant Services.

At least you got an email - I didn;t think AIB relaised such a thign existed...

kneemos

EyeSight wrote: »

Will Visa debit allow us to now use card for small purchases? Like how in some shops like centra there's a minimum spend?
I know it's because the stores don't wanna pay the royalty but still

The twenty or thirty cent charge or whatever it is makes it unworkable.

seamus

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

At least you got an email - I didn;t think AIB relaised such a thign existed...

I only got it because we use them to process payments. I'm not a personal customer of AIB's.

EyeSight

Eutow wrote: »

So you want to use a card to pay for a packet of crisps?

If i need to. Why not? But i'm more talking about if i have a sandwich or something under 5 euro and no change.
I recently came home from the USA and I could easily pay for items under 15 dollars by just tapping my card off a pad on the till. It's was extremely handy

MadsL

jjbrien wrote: »

Good riddance. Was a rubbish debit card never could use it online or at a point of sale overseas thank heavens for visa debit and mastercard debit

Augmerson wrote: »

I had great craic overseas in restaurants or pubs or wherever asking people if I could use my Laser when it was time to pay.

I used it as a point of sale debit card in Bosnia, Prague, Austria, Holland, Germany and South Africa.

When people say 'overseas' they mean it was crap in the UK. There were 20% of merchants who had upgraded the terminals so it would
I remember when it would not work at Irish Ferries terminal in Holyhead, needless to say I was NOT a happy camper sailor.

Daemos

I remember feeling like a boss when I got my first Laser Card, made me feel all grown up. Then I realised how sh1t it was

Much happier with my Visa Debit card now, although memorising my number is possibly the worst thing I've ever done. So many impulse buys

J_E

Daemos wrote: »

I remember feeling like a boss when I got my first Laser Card, made me feel all grown up. Then I realised how sh1t it was

Much happier with my Visa Debit card now, although memorising my number is possibly the worst thing I've ever done. So many impulse buys

My sentiments exactly! Never remember your card number...

Poxyshamrock

Visa Debit is the job! Still get a buzz of the contactless payment! :P

kneemos

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

Visa Debit is the job! Still get a buzz of the contactless payment! :P

You need earthing.

enda1

It's mad how slow many terminals in Ireland are though. Is that somehow a consequence of the Laser protocol or just down to the internet connection?

In the UK and other countries I've used card payment (Belgium springs particularly to mind) the terminals are usually very quick, much quicker than rooting for cash and getting change. Hopefully the process is improved rather than just the cards basically re-branded.

kneemos

I still use my card to point at aircraft.

bear1

the groutch wrote: »

pity they havent gotten rid of the cashback option

And why would they do that?