Unable to use Visa debit (north American)

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I think SE is very shortsighted on this. I really don’t get all the restrictions when other businesses have no issues accepting payment methods which are widely accepted everywhere else…like carte bleue (CB)? That’s 2/3 of France and several of my friends are stuck with that. Apart Visa and Mastercard credit cards (and a Visa CB doesn’t work), the other options are not available everywhere or come with extra fees and, where applicable, bad exchange rates.