Why do ATMs and shops in Bolivia just keep declining my wise card. It worked fine in other countries
Same thing happened to me in Sucre. My Wise card worked fine in Peru, but in Bolivia half the ATMs just said transaction failed. One banker told me some machines here still don’t like foreign prepaid cards.
Bolivian banks aren’t always up to date with tech.
I had this issue too and it was so random. Sometimes it worked at a restaurant, but the ATM would decline it. Other times it worked for a cash withdrawal but failed for a hostel payment. I called Wise and they said there were no blocks, so it seems to be on the Bolivian bank’s side. I started carrying a backup Visa debit and used Wise only when I found a working ATM.
Try Banco Unión or BNB ATMs. My Wise card didn’t work at BancoSol or those small shop ATMs at all. Some banks here just don’t play nice with foreign fintech cards. :((
ATM from Banco Union in Bolivia is out of service. Tried twice and it still doesnt work.