I’ve tried using my Mastercard in a few Somali ATMs in Hargeisa and Mogadishu. While some ATMs at Salaam Somali Bank accepted foreign cards with fees ...

Using ATMs with a foreign card in the Solomon Islands isn’t always easy. I stuck to Bank South Pacific ATMs in Honiara, and they accepted Mastercard w...

I traveled to Sint Maarten and mostly used Caribbean Mercantile Bank ATMs around Front Street in Philipsburg. My Mastercard worked fine and the fees w...

Wallis and Futuna don’t have a traditional public taxi system like other countries. Most transportation is by private car hires or informal taxis, and...

Taxis in Tonga are cash-only, with payments made in Tongan paʻanga. Card or app payments haven’t caught on for taxi fares yet, so carrying cash is a m...

In Togo, especially in Lomé, taxis mostly expect cash payments in West African CFA francs (XOF). Card and app payments aren’t common for taxis yet. So...

Taxis and public transport in South Sudan are cash-only affairs. Card or app payments aren’t common, even in Juba, and most taxi fares need to be paid...

In Sierra Leone, taxis almost always require cash payments in leones. Cards or app payments like Apple Pay are not common here, even in bigger cities ...

In São Tomé and Príncipe, taxis require cash payments mostly in Dobras, the local currency. Cards and apps aren’t widely accepted for taxi fares. ATMs...