During a work stint in Rome through April, I grabbed a private taxi into Vatican City. My Mastercard was accepted at the terminal but transaction had ...

I use local Darwi taxi app in Kitwe - it shows rates in ZMW, but you still pay cash after the ride. There’s no in-app card payment like Uber. If a dri...

Rode kombis around Livingstone last month - driver clicked a tin and shook a hand for change. Absolutely no cards or apps. On intercity bus routes I b...

Staying in hostels around Livingstone since April, I found that mid-range ones like RV Lodge process Visa and MasterCard - often with a small fee. Bud...

I’ve been living between Livingstone and Ndola since March. Ever tried pay with Amex? You’ll hit brick walls - shops, guesthouses, even the Highlands ...

This was a surprise - my UK debit card worked fine in Kenya, but kept failing in Livingston (Victoria Falls). Turns out Standard Chartered and Stanbic...

In April I compared: at Kenneth Kaunda airport, they quoted ZMW 18 for $1. In town, Stanbic offered ZMW 19.5, and FNB was up to ZMW 20. Those smaller ...

In May, a Standard Chartered ATM outside my Livingstone guesthouse swallowed my Visa card mid-transaction. I immediately called Standard Chartered cus...

Popped into a First National Bank ATM in Livingstone last month. I could draw ZMW 5,000 per transaction (~$250) with a $6 fee each time. They allowed ...