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

seamus · 08-01-2014 01:15PM #1

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While the majority of cards have already been withdrawn from the market, a small number of cards remain in circulation during which time transactions will continue to be accepted by the Card Issuers.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 · 08-01-2014 01:17PM

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

kneemos · 08-01-2014 01:23PM

I enjoyed the laser.A right card.

jjbrien · 08-01-2014 01:27PM

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 · 08-01-2014 01:30PM

FIRE THE LASER!

(on Feb 28th)

Earthhorse · 08-01-2014 01:31PM

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 · 08-01-2014 01:34PM

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 · 08-01-2014 01:35PM

kneemos wrote: »

And say what?

That you didn't get yours.

Mr E · 08-01-2014 01:36PM

"I need a debit card" ??

Duggy747 · 08-01-2014 01:37PM

Was shìte, never worked when I was doing Quasar.

kneemos · 08-01-2014 01:37PM

Mr E wrote: »

"I need a debit card" ??

They're aptly named.

xabi · 08-01-2014 01:38PM

kneemos wrote: »

And say what?

Seriously?

bonzodog2 · 08-01-2014 02:01PM

kneemos wrote: »

And say what?

Pew, pew!

Duh.:D

MonkeyTennis · 08-01-2014 02:03PM

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

Augmerson · 08-01-2014 03:29PM

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 · 08-01-2014 03:54PM

Rubbish card system.

Legs.Eleven · 08-01-2014 04:05PM

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 · 08-01-2014 04:09PM

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 · 08-01-2014 04:09PM

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

Augmerson · 08-01-2014 04:25PM

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 · 08-01-2014 04:34PM

seamus wrote: »

The lasar board

What a cool job title that would be.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 08-01-2014 04:39PM

kneemos wrote: »

They're aptly named.

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

EyeSight · 08-01-2014 04:43PM

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 · 08-01-2014 04:48PM

pity they havent gotten rid of the cashback option

I Heart Internet · 08-01-2014 04:50PM

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 · 08-01-2014 04:50PM

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 · 08-01-2014 04:51PM

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 · 08-01-2014 04:52PM

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 · 08-01-2014 04:54PM

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 · 08-01-2014 04:55PM

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 · 08-01-2014 04:56PM

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

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

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