Credit card declines are very common in Bangladesh. Even though my international settings were enabled, half the ATMs in Dhaka rejected my card. Dutch...

I had the same issue in Bahrain-my Visa kept declining even though it worked elsewhere. The solution was to use ATMs and card machines at major banks ...

Qatar is very modern, so I was surprised when my card was rejected at one ATM in Doha. QNB and Doha Bank ATMs usually worked fine, but smaller standal...

In Skopje, my Mastercard was rejected at a few ATMs, but Komercijalna Banka and Stopanska Banka worked fine with Visa. Outside the capital, machines w...

In Kathmandu, some ATMs rejected my card, especially in Thamel. Nabil Bank and Standard Chartered usually worked for Visa, but others failed. Smaller ...

In Namibia, ATM rejection is fairly common outside big cities. In Windhoek, Standard Bank and FNB ATMs worked with my Visa, but others declined it. Su...

Moorea is beautiful but not card-friendly. ATMs are limited, and mine rejected my Mastercard twice before a Banque de Polynésie machine worked. Resort...

Malta is mostly modern with payments, but I had a few ATMs reject my card in Valletta. HSBC and Bank of Valletta were the most reliable. Big shops and...

Laos is very cash-driven. ATMs in Vientiane worked after some trial and error-BCEL was the most reliable. In Luang Prabang, half the machines rejected...