Yerevan’s metro doesn’t support contactless payments - only plastic tokens, bought at station kiosks with dram. Same goes for local buses and minibuse...

I stayed at three hostels during my coworking stint in Yerevan. One accepted card, one had their POS down, and one refused cards altogether. Visa and ...

In my six-week stay, I used Amex in exactly one upscale restaurant and twice at upscale boutiques in downtown Kentron - but everywhere else it was dec...

I exchanged only USD 50 at the airport counter - rates were 5-7% worse than ATMs. Then I headed straight to AraratBank on Tigran Mets prospect and wit...

During my three-week remote stay, I relied on Amio and Artsakhbank ATMs across Yerevan. Using my Chase Mastercard, I withdrew the full AMD 150,000 d...

My Revolut card was taken by a HSBC Armenia ATM late at night. I called the bank and their 24‑hour hotline confirmed it was retained in a secure vault...

It’s classic DCC - ATM wants to convert AMD to USD - but their markup sucks. I tried Accept once at a Converse Bank ATM near Republic Square and saw n...

I worked from a coworking space in Yerevan for six weeks with a daily spend of around US $80. That included a private Airbnb ($30-40/night), meals in ...

Stayed at three Aruba hostels - one accepted payments online, another processed my Mastercard in-person easily, but the third said “POS down” and aske...