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by vinay427 2480 days ago
At least in Switzerland many people have V Pay or Maestro debit cards which often can't be used online. I imagine it's something similar in Austria.

https://www.ubs.com/ch/en/help/debitcard/difference.html

(The "online" row lists "N.A.")

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I think that's correct. By default when I opened an Austrian bank account I was only issued a Maestro card, which when used does debit my current account balance, it can't be used for online transactions.

I still have a Visa debit card linked to an account elsewhere, but 90% of my online shopping is now paid for with Sofort, a direct bank transfer, or even on credit. E.g. Bergfreund (https://www.bergfreunde.eu/) offers 10 day payment terms for online transactions.