Block 'offer' to use home currency while abroad

Unfortunately there’s no separate check, the BIN indicates the issuer’s location -

The first section of the Bank Identification Number identifies the location of the bank that issued the card, while the latter portion identifies the specific name of the bank.

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Unfortunately it’s quite difficult to obtain a license to issue cards in a different country & therefore request a foreign BIN. So even though Monzo probably will issue virtual cards in the future (which could have a different BIN to the physical card that we have at the moment), it would be a lengthy process to make that possible.

FYI I work for a company that issues virtual MasterCard cards & this information’s coming from a colleague.

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