How good is credit card acceptance in Ukraine?
For travelers in Ukraine, how common is it to be able to pay using Visa or Mastercard?
Are other cards, such as American Express/Discover commonly accepted? Any other caveats about paying by card in Ukraine?
Best Answer
In a restaurant always double-check that they accept payments by card even if they have VISA/MC logo. The restaurant owners may decide to stop accepting card payments temporarily (for many reasons, not excluding tax avoidance).
Usually a waitress/waiter tells you in advance that "their POS terminal is not working". However, sometimes they forget to do that, and you may be left in awkward situation if you run out of cash.
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What is the most accepted credit card internationally?
Most Widely Accepted Internationally: Mastercard (210+ countries and territories); Visa (200+). Most Widely Accepted in the U.S.: Visa and Mastercard are both accepted at a little less than 11 million U.S. merchant locations.What country does not accept credit cards?
Below are the countries where your Westpac credit or debit card won't be accepted:- Cuba.
- Iran.
- North Korea.
- Russia.
- Darfur region of Sudan.
- Syria.
- Crimea region of Ukraine.
- Donetsk region of Ukraine.
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