In Quepos and Manuel Antonio, I asked several taxi drivers if they took cards and all of them said no. One of them mentioned that card machines take t...

Used ATMs in the evenings a few times while travelling solo around Costa Rica but I always made sure I wasn’t alone. One time in Puerto Viejo I went w...

My Santandar card got swallowed by a BAC Credomatic ATM in Liberia Airport just after I landed. I had no idea what to do. Luckily there was a BAC offi...

I was in Puerto Viejo last month. My hostel, Rocking J’s, accepted my Wise debit card for check-in but the bar and restaurant area inside the hostel w...

Took the new Incofer/Metro line to Alajuela and used my BBVA Maestro debit card. No kiosk, just tapped at the turn‑style fare popped up on screen. Met...

Can confirm this is a common trap. I used a Banco Nacional ATM near San Pedro and chose the “Accept Conversion” option because it said something like ...

I’ve been using RHB Bank ATMs all over Johor Bahru and KL and haven’t been charged a local fee. My Citibank Mastercard debit card worked without issue...

I exchanged just a small amount at the airport to cover transport, and then withdrew more in KL from a Public Bank ATM. Way better rates and no commis...

I had a similar issue with my NAB Visa card. It was set up for overseas use but every transaction in Penang got declined. Turns out the card was tryin...