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Why is my debit card still paying bills after the bank account has closed?

This is a weird situation: I used to have an account at Bank A. Then my balance at Bank A was very low (like a few hundred dollars) and I was not using it to receive paychecks. At some point Bank A ...
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Can I pay in shops with the Google Pay website?

Fairly self-explanatory: can I pay in a shop using the Google Pay website on my phone, rather than having the app?
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"full balance due" vs "statement balance" vs "pay in full"

I wanted to pay off my credit card, and at the "Select Payment Option" screen at my bank presents the following options: ============= MINIMUM ($163.00) MINIMUM PLUS PAST DUE ($163.00) ...
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Is online payment with credit card equal to giving merchant whole wallet to take the money we agreed upon?

I'm curious about how the credit cards work. When you do a bank transfer it is you who tells your "bank account" what amount to send and where to send it. When you pay with credit card it ...
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Are card details autofilled in from Google Payments using account-stored cards or used with GPay button passed over to merchant?

Google Chrome offers autofill and sync for payment methods. It has the option to use cards that are stored/saved in your Google Account Payments Profile (instead of locally). Moreover, there is the ...
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What information can the merchant see about you when you pay with Paypal?

Just paid a shady looking seller using Paypal thinking that Paypal could protect me. Bought a digital product, received, but rethought the whole thing and now I think I don’t trust the seller to not ...
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How can a minor accept payments online?

Are there ways other than cryptocurrencies for minors to receive online payments without an adult intermediary?
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How can I know before paying whether the payment will incur foreign transaction fees?

I live in the US and have a Bank of America credit card with 3% foreign transaction fees. From time to time, I order something online in USD from a firm whose headquarters is outside the US but may ...
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Are online purchases using PayPal safer than using a debit card?

I have a PayPal account that is linked to my Mastercard debit card, which is linked to my bank account. I usually make online payments using PayPal instead of directly using the debit card. PayPal ...
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What is happening every time I pay my credit card? Am I 'settling' with my bank, the credit card company, or another entity?

I understand that credit cards extend credit to customers. And that purchases incurred before the credit balance is due are nothing more than IOUs to the bank issuing the card (and also the card ...
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TransferWise Transfer Being Recalled

Recently, I sold cryptocurrency to someone in Australia via a bank transfer. I had him transfer the money from his bank to my TransferWise (Wise) AUD account. A few hours ago, I got an email from Wise ...
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Trading Crypto With My Bank Account

I want to be a crypto trader and trade cryptocurrencies with my bank account. How it works is the seller would put his coins into an escrow account, the buyer will transfer him the money, and then the ...
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Automatic payment *after* payment due date: why?

My water bill has an option for automatic payment, which I would like to enroll in (as it would be convenient), but something it mentions about the dates gives me pause: on the page to set it up, it ...
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Cross-country e-gift cards

I've been looking for ways to get my friend who lives in the USA an electronic gift card for the holidays (non-close loop so the card can be used at any store that accepts Visa or MasterCard). I live ...
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How should people trust an online store?

As I understood and experienced in the US, when we want to buy something online, the online store website asks for complete name, card number, expiration date and even the security code(CVV) on the ...
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How can someone hack our bank account?

Can someone hack and withdraw money from my bank account if they have my full name, bank name, last four digit bank account number and my phone number. Yes or No, Please explain why?
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Receiving Check via Mail for goods being sold [closed]

I recently open an online shop and I was just wondering about the different payment methods that are considered to be the safest on a business standpoint. Today I received one customer interested in ...
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Is it safe to use my debit card for autopay/online shopping?

I have a prepaid AT&T mobile number and want to use it's autopay option. But as I read and heard bad things about using debit card in online shopping, I don't know can I use my debit card or not? (...
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Someone is trying to sell me something online with Venmo. Is it a scam?

I wanted to buy a GPU online from someone who listed some a fairly affordable price. However, this person wanted to transact using Venmo or Cash App, not PayPal Goods and Services. PayPal G&S has ...
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If a credit card offers rewards for "online purchases", is anything paid for online automatically included?

Some credit cards (e.g. Bank of America) offer cardholders the option to earn cash back at a higher rate on online shopping purchases. (More specifically: you get to choose one 3% cash back category ...
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Current state of 3-D Secure / Verified by Visa acceptance in USA / Canada?

In the EU, 3-D Secure is more or less a must have and all credit card payments done online are secured by that what reduces fraud to nearly zero. I know that in the past 3-D Secure (or Verified by ...
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On creating a new bank account for "sugar payments" [duplicate]

Recently, I became a sugar baby and found a daddy who wants me to create a new bank account for him to send money to. He doesn’t want to use a cash app because he has been scammed in the past. Is ...
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Are ads on YouTube asking donations for sick children via drove.com a scam?

The past few weeks YouTube has been showing me advertising asking to make donations to help pay medical bills for sick children via a crowdfunding site called Drove. However, the ads look very ...
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Ryanair sent cheque instead of transfering money to the revolut account I used to pay - can I refuse the cheque and insist for the latter?

After a Ryanair flight cancellation and several e-mails, they've sent a cheque. Well, I have no physical bank account in UK and have no idea how to claim money from it; I have a Revolut account, the ...
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How to anonymously donate cryptocurrency to charities which only support traditional online payments platform?

A lot of charities that I want to help support only traditional online payments system, such as GoFundMe, GoGetFunding, JustGiving, Patreon, Paypal, Payroll Giving, Stripe, ... Is there a way to ...
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Customer stated three options of international payment?

My customer asked one of three options of payment types (for remittance) from USA to UK. These are: (1) Intl-Wire - Domestic to foreign (2) ACH - Domestic to Domestics (3) IAT - Domestic to Domestics -...
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How should I handle money returned for a product that I did not return?

I purchased a laptop online through the official website, my card was charged immediately after I made payment. The item arrived around two weeks after that. I checked my banking app and discovered ...
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Why is no routing number asked for?

I am new to US banking. I want to make an online payment to a business with minimal fees, and my recipient gave me their routing number and account number. However, the "pay bills" ...
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How to invite somebody for a meal in a restaurant remotely?

My use case is the following: I know somebody who helps me a lot over the Internet. I would like to invite him for a meal to a restaurant that is local only to him. How can I manage the invitation, if ...
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What type of payment processing withdraws money from bank account whether the account has the funds or not?

Im trying to understand the terminology involved in this process. The situation im referring to is this: Some companies will charge cards, and take the money out of the account, whether your account ...
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I made a payment for Form 1040-ES via IRS.gov/payments. Do I have to fill any form in addition to that?

I made a payment for Form 1040-ES via https://www.irs.gov/payments. Do I have to fill any form in addition to that?
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Would companies pay me for some service by sending a bank transfer to me as a person?

Let's say I set up a website and contact some companies, and one of them hires my service to perform some kind of work for them. Now that they are happy with my work, they are to pay me. Do they ...
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When paying the 1st and 2nd quarters of estimated tax payments (Form 1040-ES) due on July 15, 2020, should I make 1 or 2 payments on irs.gov/payments?

I read on https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/estimated-taxes: First and second quarter estimated tax payments normally due April 15 and June 15 are postponed to July 15, ...
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Is it safe to sell with Zelle over a holiday

On 3 July 2020, Friday (while the US was on 4th weekend holiday) I sold a bicycle on Craigslist for $850 - a Zelle 'transfer' to my registered account with Chase bank. Today, 6 July, Monday - it ...
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How are 3rd party services able to determine if a card is a prepaid or a credit card?

Prepaid cards typically advertise being usable anywhere that (Visa|Mastercard) is accepted, and yet I've noticed an increasing number of places online and physical which accept (Visa|Mastercard), but ...
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Double charge while paying online

Lately I've started encountering this double charge procedure on almost every online payment I do. For example, I've ordered some food from UberEats and the bill was 20,00€ (€10,00 x 2). I ...
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What does it mean to pay by purchase order?

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I'll give it a try anyway. I sell some software online that customers pay for using a payment processing service which allows you to pay using a debit/...
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How can a client pay me for freelance work if I don't want him to know my name and he is uncomfortable using bitcoin?

I've been contacted on a specialized Internet forum and offered a well-paid one-off job to translate a highly specialized text, and I'm happy to accept the offer, but there's a problem: I have always ...
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Profit sharing after a property has been sold

my cousin and l jointly owned a property which we have just sold. There was an outstanding balance of 20,000 on the mortgage as at when we sold. The ownership is 50/50. Do l deduct the balance ...
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What are some drawbacks to Interac's e-transfer auto-deposit option?

As a user, what are the drawbacks for Interac e-transfer auto-deposit and what I should consider before using it?
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International online payment

Recently, I noticed my bank is applying a currency conversion fee when I am paying in some online sites. The scenario is I got to somesite.com and order a product (food/service/devilevry/whatever). ...
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Online Store is authorised but did not take the funds yet (initially deduced and then returned to my bank account)

Recently, I've done an online shopping for (~240 GBP) using my debit card (british bank). I have seen that the money has been initially deduced from my bank account, which I assumed was all fine, ...
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Why can't Bill Pay payments be scheduled with savings accounts with some banks?

Why can't Bill Pay payments be scheduled with savings accounts with some banks? For example, the Bill Pay at bank of America doesn't the users to schedule payments with saving accounts:
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I got scammed or not and what should I do?

One day a company send me email that I was selected for position of assistant in real state agent. Then filled up form and ready for 1 month paid trial. Then they send me email to contact a person via ...
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How do certain companies force payment withdrawal while others can’t?

Not sure if this is the right place to ask so let me know otherwise, but it seemed the most appropriate...Some subscription services (Spotify, Netflix for example) can’t process your monthly payment ...
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How to split money between two devs of a Play Store app

Me and a collaborator made an android application and now want to sell it on the Play Store. We would like to know if it's possible to automatically split the money 50/50 between us in some way. As ...
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Verified by Visa - payment site is asking for social security number

I've wanted to pay a merchant in the European Union. We've done business with that merchant for over 10 years and they are absolutely trustworthy. They handle their online credit card payment service ...
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Consumer protection purchasing online course offered by USA company from another country: Which law applies?

I'm from Argentina. A big online learning platform from San Francisco offers course at a price (11 USD) in private navigation, but following the link with common navigation the price change (to 20 USD)...
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is possible to transfer money from user paypal to bank account of someone who not have paypal? [closed]

is possible to transfer money from user paypal to bank account of someone who not have paypal?
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Is there a way to use an ANZ Visa card overseas without a mobile phone for Verified By Visa?

I'm an Australian travelling in Asia on a budget. I've always travelled without getting local SIM cards so no phone. I rarely make purchases online. About four months ago I bought a flight online ...
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