Credit cards vs Debit cards

[PhilT]

Here is a salient thread that is relevant to this one.

When is a Debit a Credit Transaction?

I just received a new Visa Debit card. It includes a new twist in fooling the masses who do not pay attention. I can already hear the clarification that ‘credit’ confused customers using their Visa debit cards and having to pay credit surcharges, but ‘Visa Debit’ should be presented as ‘do you really want to pay a surcharge?’ Q: When is a debit a credit transaction that attracts credit card fees? A: When it is Waved or when Credit or Visa Debit that is Credit is selected. Is this transparen…