In Buenos Aires I found most radio taxis accept Visa or Mastercard via POS terminals, but expect to pay a 10% surcharge. Card vs. cash taxis in Argent...

I spent six weeks between Buenos Aires, Bariloche, and Mendoza with a daily spend of around US $80. That covered a private Airbnb (~US $30/night), cow...

Taxis flagged on the street almost always want cash - only a few have POS machines. I used the GG and Yandex Go apps in Yerevan, which let you link a ...

In Yerevan, the metro and buses are all cash-based. The metro costs AMD 100 and you buy tokens at the entrance. For minibuses (marshrutkas) and city b...

Most hostels I stayed at in Yerevan and Dilijan either asked for cash or added a 3-5% fee on card payments. My Wise Visa worked at Envoy Hostel, but i...

I brought my Amex Gold hoping to use it for dining, but most cafes and shops in Yerevan wouldn’t take it. ATMs refused it outright. American Express a...

Upon landing at Zvartnots Airport, I used the HSBC ATM inside the terminal to withdraw AMD 50,000 - cash for taxi to Yerevan city center. Rates were s...

We used in our trip mainly VTB Bank, AraratBank and Unibank ATMs...None of those ATMs charge a fee - so we sticked to those.

Yes - an AraratBank ATM in Yerevan swallowed my Chase Visa without warning. I flagged customer service on site and called their hotline. They asked me...