Visa credit cards now accepted at all 7-11 outlets

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Visa credit cards now accepted at all 7-11 outlets

 

 

All 7-Eleven convenience stores nationwide now accept Visa credit-card payments.

 

The announcement comes as the Bank of Thailand plans to allow commercial banks to set up banking agents in order to provide financial-service points that are closer to people’s homes than branch operations.  

Many observers speculate that 7-Eleven has the potential to be a banking agent providing financial transactions such as deposit and withdrawal services, as well as small-amount payment services for retail – or individual – customers.

 

Suripong Tantiyanon, country manager of Visa Thailand, in a statement on Tuesday described the partnership between Visa, Thai Smart Card and 7-Eleven as “an important chapter in the digital transformation of commerce in Thailand”.

 

The Visa payment programme was first piloted in the Kingdom last year in selected 7-Eleven stores with high tourist traffic, and has since gradually branched out across the country, according to Visa Thailand’s office.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30339343

 

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-02-21

[carstenp]

That will be great. Maybe i can pay my bills with my visa card now. Before i only got the answer Cash only

 

Thumps up

[KhunBENQ]

2 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

The Visa payment programme was first piloted in the Kingdom last year in selected 7-Eleven stores with high tourist traffic

I remember there was a minimum purchase of 300 Baht for CC payment (also signs in some shops).

No mention here.

Edited February 21, 2018 by KhunBENQ

[thaimelody]

So now we can do our 90 notification of stay and use Visa what great service

[quandow]

48 minutes ago, thaimelody said:

So now we can do our 90 notification of stay and use Visa what great service

Only on the 1st of April during participating years.

[ZeVonderBearz]

Payments by visa card, how very 21st century of you, well done Thailand. Soon they'll offer cashback from 7 too, payed in those annoying little 1THB stamps of course. 

[coulson]

Still with 3% charges? Hmm, no thanks.

[ebonykap]

I wonder, does that include foreign 

Visa Debit cards?

[arithai12]

14 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

I remember there was a minimum purchase of 300 Baht for CC payment (also signs in some shops).

No mention here.

It used to be the case, but I think since a couple of years that has been dropped. I often pay 150-200B bills with my Bangkok Bank Visa. I cannot claim this is true everywhere, but I don't remember objections so far. Sign in, yes almost always.

 

If 7-11 would finally accept cards it would be great, so annoying to collect those baht and satang coins.

[KhunBENQ]

29 minutes ago, arithai12 said:

I often pay 150-200B bills with my Bangkok Bank Visa

What I have overlooked!

I was thinking about foreign credit cards.

[KhunBENQ]

1 hour ago, coulson said:

Still with 3% charges? Hmm, no thanks.

What charge do you refer to?

I didn't find a reference to that so far.

[Nowisee]

16 hours ago, carstenp said:

That will be great. Maybe i can pay my bills with my visa card now. Before i only got the answer Cash only

 

Thumps up

I agree

 

2 hours ago, coulson said:

Still with 3% charges? Hmm, no thanks.

I missed that in the article.

 

1 hour ago, ebonykap said:

I wonder, does that include foreign 

Visa Debit cards?

That would be great if it included foreign debit cards.  Many other merchants take them, so I am hopeful it will trickle down to 7-11.  

 

[Grumpy Duck]

15 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

I remember there was a minimum purchase of 300 Baht for CC payment (also signs in some shops).

No mention here.

When I first arrived 3 years ago I was told the min purchase was ฿500. There is a Tesco Lotus Express next door and they accept Visa or MasterCard for any purchase. I only stop at 7/11 when out n about while carrying cash or when Lotus is out of stock of something (which is often). 

[Grumpy Duck]

I have been paying my TRUE bills directly from their application using my Krungsri Visa Debit card with no extra fee. It does not accept my US Mastercard. I used to have to pay in person at a corporate store. 

 

As far as  3% transaction fee some poster mentioned I believe that is charged by the bank. I used to be charged a foreign transaction fee by Citibank but I switched to a "Priority" account meaning I maintain $15,000 balance OR pay a $30 monthly service charge. My total foreign transaction fees were over $50 a month, so it was a good deal for me. Plus sometimes I seem to get a small break on exchange rates. 

[FritsSikkink]

2 hours ago, ebonykap said:

I wonder, does that include foreign 

Visa Debit cards?

All 7-Eleven convenience stores nationwide now accept Visa credit-card payments.

[natway09]

Half the Thais do not even have a bank account, let alone a debit card.

Makes me laugh when the Government talks about a "cashless society"

This country  God Bless em is a cash society & will remain in my lifetime

[HooHaa]

great news for bangkok bank clients ... 

[arithai12]

20 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

What I have overlooked!

I was thinking about foreign credit cards.

I cannot know what you were thinking, only what you were writing.

[KICHIKRISH]

What charge do you refer to?
I didn't find a reference to that so far.

There is no 3% charge by 711 in Thailand. I assume you refer to Foriegn Transaction Fee on your Card which is customarily 3%.

Try choose a card with no Foriegn Transaction Fee as example in USA we have Capitalone Bank, that does not have it plus the bank gives you 1.5% Cash Back.

Foriegn Visa Debit Cards always have a Foriegn Transaction Fee.

I have a 711 in the bottom of my building. They accept Credit cards from March 2018 but with minimum order at 300 Baht.

Be careful to look at your Card Logo. MasterCard is yet not accepted in 711.

I hope my information helps all my foriegn friends as it is current first hand information, and status might in due course change.

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