I was in Central and Wan Chai for work and took taxis every day. None of the drivers I met accepted card. A few had the Octopus reader installed but r...

I used an Amex Platinum in Hong Kong and had mixed results. It worked for hotel payments at Dorsett and for dining at larger restaurants but smaller l...

I was in Kowloon for a week and used a Jetco ATM near my hostel in Yau Ma Tei around 11 pm. The area was still busy and the ATM was inside a 7 Eleven....

Used an HSBC ATM in Mong Kok and the machine swallowed my Erste Bank card without warning. I went inside the HSBC branch next door and told them exact...

Just got back from a two week trip and stayed in both budget and boutique hostels across Central and Sheung Wan. At Rainbow Lodge I paid by card at ch...

I used my Wise card on the MTR gates a couple of times and it worked but not always smoothly. For buses it was more complicated and some did not accep...

I was using a Wise card at a Bank of China ATM in Central and the screen asked if I wanted to be charged in my home currency or HKD. I remembered from...

I landed in Clark Airport and saw the money changers were offering around 51 pesos to the dollar when the real rate was over 56. I used an RCBC ATM in...

I’m based in the US and brought my Amex Gold to the Philippines last month. Used it in Manila for hotel bookings and in a few places at Greenbelt mall...