Lidl not accepting AIB or BOI laser cards

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franmac

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Was in Lidl Maynooth today and notices up advising customers that AIB or BOI laser cards are not been accepted.

I wonder why.
 
Last week my local filling station wasn't accepting any plastic - back to normal today. LIDL in Galway took BoI Laser last week-end.
 
The problem was with retailers who used AIB as their processing bank.
 
I know of two failures in the past week for businesses who use AIB to process credit card transactions. Each failure lasted a few hours each. Very frustrating for retailers and consumers alike.
 
Apparently it wasn't out everywhere and that the AIB system was back at 90% capacity within a few hours.
 
There have been ongoing problems with these cards for about 6 weeks now, but came to a head last saturday afternoon. Still some problems (with the AIB cards) but most are now being accepted.
 
BroadbandKen said:
Having actual cash in your pocket is so underated!
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In recessionary times cash may once again become the preferred mode of payment especially for the everyday transactions. Only today I overheard a young couple shopping, he said "go on get it if you want", she said " no, I've spent what I had and I don't want a credit card bill after Christmas".. sign of the new Ireland
 
Lidl were always choosy as to what cards they would accept. They are still refusing maestro only cards in some shops despite the fact that Maestro works in Lidl.
Alot of their staff don't know their own store policies as to card acceptance.
 
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