Why disallow NETS payment at NTUC supermarkets by spouse
of card-holder?
I am very unhappy that my NETS payment at NTUC supermarkets with my
DBS cashline account is no longer accepted.
I am sure other shoppers who have joint accounts with their
husbands experience the same frustration.
My husband and I have a joint cashline account with DBS. He can use
his DBS card to make NETS payment at NTUC but I cannot. This is
causing me a lot of inconvenience as I am the one doing the grocery
shopping for the family.
Everytime I shop at NTUC Marine Parade, I have to carry cash with
me. In this age of cashless society, why are we going back to the
old way of payment by cash? Most NTUCs do not accept credit
cards.
Why does the Monetary Authority of Singapore disallow NETS payment
by the spouse when it allowed this in the past? Recently, a
consumer complained about this in the ST forum but the reply from
by the authority was that if they accepted NETS payment, it was
regarded as credit.
When I enquired at DBS Bank why NETS payment by the spouse was not
allowed, they replied that all banks had to adhere to the MAS
rule.
Also, why do the NTUC supermarkets at the
Killiney Road and Orchard Road areas allow credit card payment but
not the other NTUC supermarkets islandwide?
Isn't this unfair? If NETS payment by a spouse is not allowed, the
NTUC supermarkets islandwide should accept credit card
payments.
Chua Cheo Joo (Mdm)
