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Re: Debit card question

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From: John Smith
Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 05:05
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"James Linn" <jlinn@idirect.com> wrote in message 
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> Interac is the common carrier for all the Canadian banks but there are 
> cross agreements and I've been using Cirrus and Plus ATMs  in the US for 
> 20 years. I've rarely had a problem finding one that didn't work.

Most of Canada's major banks issue cards accesible on Plus, some use Cirrus. 
Most bank machines can recognize both systems (even if they issue cards for 
only one).

> Never tried to use a debit card at a store though.

Looking online it seems some Canadian bank's debit cards will work on  NYCE 
American POS terminals. 
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