In my experience, most foreign cards like Visa and Mastercard are accepted at key ATMs operated by Banco di Caribe and Maduro & Curiel’s Bank (MCB...

In Cotonou, I found Ecobank and Banque Atlantique ATMs accept most foreign cards with reasonable fees. I was happy to pay around 2,000 to 3,000 XOF pe...

In Angola, ATMs from Banco de Fomento Angola and Banco BAI are the most foreign card-friendly. I used my Visa card at Banco BAI ATMs in Luanda with re...

During my visit to Wallis, I booked private car rides and paid in cash every time. The drivers didn’t accept cards or payment apps. I got my cash from...

When I visited Tonga, I paid all taxi drivers in cash. No cards or apps accepted. I used the ANZ ATM in downtown Nukuʻalofa to get Tongan paʻanga and ...

While in Lomé, I relied entirely on cash for taxi fares. Even some airport taxis didn’t take cards. I withdrew money from Orabank and Ecobank ATMs nea...

In Juba, I paid all taxi fares in cash directly to drivers, usually in South Sudanese Pounds. Card payments were not accepted. Because ATMs can be unr...

When I was in Freetown, all my taxi fares were paid in cash. I didn’t see any drivers accepting cards or mobile apps. I withdrew cash from Sierra Leon...

I relied on cash for taxis in São Tomé. Even hotels didn’t accept card payments for taxi fares. I used Euros exchanged for Dobras from a Banco Central...