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MintChip: Canada Finally Launches Its Own version of Paypal

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Jon Lai wrote: Anyone still doing MS with this?
You can, if you have Apple Pay.
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Jon Lai wrote: Anyone still doing MS with this?
titaniumtux wrote: You can, if you have Apple Pay.
Up until the moment they figure out what you are doing and block you.
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mbmbkop wrote: Up until the moment they figure out what you are doing and block you.
Fees are high. Doubt most would go that route.
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Looks like that's it, sadly.

Onto look for other methods... :(
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I still see the Apple Pay option. I've been doing $100 a week of MS.
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"As of June 25, 2018 we will charge a 3.25% fee when topping up your MintChip account from a credit card using Apple Pay."
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ChinpokoMon wrote: "As of June 25, 2018 we will charge a 3.25% fee when topping up your MintChip account from a credit card using Apple Pay."
Just got the email. :(
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asgr815 wrote: Just got the email. :(
Same. So last week to get those ApplePay MS in.
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tebore wrote: Same. So last week to get those ApplePay MS in.
Top up $500 this week plus $250 on Sunday before the new charges begin on June 25th... is this everybody's plan? unless I'm missing something
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Is there any other app like mintchip anyone is using or anything similar? Thank you in advance!!
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As an experiment I loaded right after midnight on Monday, and AMEX posted the transaction with no additional fee. Now the iOS app is requesting it be updated for "security" reasons. Think the fee might kick in after that update.
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introspect wrote: As an experiment I loaded right after midnight on Monday, and AMEX posted the transaction with no additional fee. Now the iOS app is requesting it be updated for "security" reasons. Think the fee might kick in after that update.
I haven't updated the app; just loaded $5 and was charged $5.16 so they implemented the fee already.
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MintChip announced that they're shutting down effective December 20, 2018.

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