I suspect very few cards fall into that category. Some banks, eg RHB don't even provide that option at all AFAIK.

I don't use PBVE much anymore, but I'm keeping it because of that feature, for internet purchases.

EON Bank has a few. Go to their website to check them out.
You can do this over the counter or at their cash deposit machine.

Yeah. I guess so.

hello,
anyone here know how to verify moneybooker using Debit Card (maybank)
i already create moneybooker account but they need me to verify my visa debit card
a msg appeared as i enter a random amount
| -->You have entered the incorrect amount.
| You must wait 24 hours before we will allow you to make another attempt.
| Our service department will be unable to assist you during this period.
Important:
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| Please check again on your statement for the exact amount in EUR.
| If your credit/debit card issuer does not show the amount in EUR, you cannot verify your card with Moneybookers.
| Do NOT try and guess the amount!<--

where can i check debit card transaction statement history so i know the exact amount?

thanks in advance..^^

haha...i thought gonna earn some from the rebates..

juz a curious note..wat do PB earn from us? as i heard no annual fees also

Apologies for the late entry.
Hotel use a pre-booking feature when you book a room in advance. When happens is that they use their terminal/system to "charge" your card but stop short of posting the transaction. It is something like taking money from you but in this case it is the bank's money being used to guarantee your room. If no show or your do use the room then the bank will charge you.

Back to the original question - Yes, likely via your card numbering system which "tells" their system yours is a debit card. (Similar to how the system can recognize a credit card principle or supplementary) The cashier/front desk would not be able to tell just by looking at the card. And note my earlier answer ... the pre-booking system technically takes money from you but in actual fact the bank's money is being used to guarantee you. However, in the case of debit cards .... well there's no bank's money, it is the card holder actual money being used!

I don't see it to be a problem to the whole idea unless no show happens or there's some uncertainly about the booking.

As you mentioned ... not everything is listed. Merchants website are connected to bank's gateway system which authenticates the card. No, these are private information held by the banks and I'll prefer it to be this way. I don't feel safe if such information can be checked publicly online.
Thus it is the system that will know what sort of card you are holding, etc. and the person manning the system simply reacts to the information posted.

I think it is easier if you were to say what is your concern actually ? Seems like you are paranoid or afraid about something.

Nothing you can do about this as this is the hotel's policy. Generally it should be OK but I believe hotel policies changes because of so bad hats who manipulates the system causing the hotel to change their policy. I think you are being too paranoid on the second part as this is a hypothetical situation only. Hotels are commercial entities, they will be happy so long you are able to convince them of your ability to pay for the services that they provide.

A suggestion, instead of using a "guarantee" system at check in - ask the bank to charge and post the amount immediately. If they are worried about you using the mini bar or what not then offer to pay them at check out or top up the deposit using cash. I'm sure they will be more than happy to accept your money. But if you flinch and squirm with a million excuses when they ask you then their next reaction is obvious. Put yourself in their shoes ... would you risk yourself not getting paid or getting a bad customer ? They would rather reject you, lose a customer and ask you to try elsewhere. This sounds cruel but this is the reality of things.

As I mentioned, hotel require a form of guarantee and they used to ask for cash in lieu of credit / debit cards. So long your account have sufficient cash then it should be OK. Do note that while rooms can be e.g RM100 but the guarantee required can be higher e.g RM250 and this is the required deposit per day. So if you are staying for 3 nights, be prepared to have a minimum of RM750 in your account which you cannot touch between the time you book the room until you check out and sometimes until the merchant (hotel) makes the final posting. (Which can be up to several days after you check out)

And ... take some time to understand the concept of transaction date and posting date. This impacts you as well because your card is being "used" for the room security for an extended time.

You see, the rules are simple ... have enough cash in the account and don't touch it. If you are unable to do so for whatsoever reason then work on cash.
I think you are thinking to free up cash and work on just in time basis. NO, you can't work that way as liquidity of funds is required in your account.

If you can understand the above then you'll understand why sometimes hotel reject debit cards. Simply because no one took the time to understand the system and when the hotel loses money, they just reject debit cards. There's nothing wrong with debit cards ... it is all due to the people who use and abuse it.

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Added on September 4, 2011, 10:18 pmJust to add on to my previous post, hotels would accept cash or credit card as guarantee, but NOT debit cards. That is, going by the 2 hotels in Singapore I visited last year.

Well, you can do it at night after 6pm.

patience is a virtue

Anyway, i have never used my PBB D2D VISA debit to pay for anything expect for petrol and groceries (last time i used it was more than a year ago) but i seem to remember there is a transaction date column in PBB Online. And for certain transactions posted at a later date, you can refer to the actual transaction date in the transaction history column.