My ScotiaBank debit card got trapped in a Republic Bank ATM in Georgetown, close to Stabroek Market. I went inside the branch immediately and the mana...

I had my card eaten by an Ecobank ATM in Conakry near Madina Market. The guard told me to return the next day. Sure enough, inside the branch they had...

I lost my card at a Crédit Agricole ATM in Pointe-à-Pitre. Went inside and the staff were professional - they opened the machine the next morning and ...

In Libreville, an UGB (Union Gabonaise de Banque) ATM swallowed my Revolut card. I went to the bank the same day and they said the ATM would be opened...

I had my MasterCard eaten by an ATM at the Housing and Commerce Bank branch in Asmara. The staff explained that most foreign cards don’t even work pro...

I had the same thing happen in Kinshasa at a Rawbank ATM near Gombe. The machine kept my Visa card and shut down for “maintenance” on the screen. I we...

Oh man, that's a tough one, especially in Cuba where financial systems are different. When an ATM eats your card here, getting it back is almost impos...

Oh no, that is a nightmare! In Bangui, a swallowed card is a major issue because local banks, even big ones like Ecobank, have security policies where...

Yikes, that's a bad start to a trip. I've had to deal with this before in Bujumbura. A tourist getting a card back from a local bank is really difficu...