Turns out this was a one-year experiment by Capital One, which has just recently ended. What they are going to do next is anyone’s guess.
Here’s a nice summary article explaining the experiment.
Thanks again to Susan for bringing this to our attention shortly after it came out last year.
Tags: Capital One, Debit Card, Decoupled
May 23, 2008 at 7:53 pm |
really man. dose anyone need to see this post? what help is it? it makes no sense and is usless infor maation, even though i didnt know capital one ended. i will miss those commercials hehehe…anyway, i find your blog boring.
July 2, 2008 at 4:47 pm |
[...] first heard about the decoupled debit card in June of 2007. Then I learned that this one-year experiment was over. But was that the end of it? No! Definitely not! For more details on the Decoupled Debit [...]
July 19, 2008 at 12:26 am |
Is decoupled debit legal anywhere outside US (think Canada)?