[Resolved]  HDFC Bank — International Debit Card

Address:

Central Delhi, Delhi

I was issued an international debit card with platinum chip, it seems for international transactions, this card is required by Indian govt guidelines. I activated it and verified it with HDFC Visa/Mastercard verification. However still my card is not being recognized by international online transaction including Paypal which is the largest purchase/fund transfer for online trade. When I called customer service, I was highly disappointed. Every representative told me a different reason. One of them even said that for international transactions if the currency is different (of course it will be different) the transaction will not go through, then he said the company has to be recognized by HDFC bank (ok, how does it measure the recognition index?, Paypal has to be recognized isn't it)? After talking for hours to these reps my problem is still there. I have decided to cancel my HDFC bank account immediately and switch to ICICI which as I have heard from my friends is very friendly for international purchase/shopping /transactions.