Basel
Hi @Basel 🙌,
if I can add to what @Jakob just wrote, if the card is reporting on the face "Credit" that is how the vendor will see it.
The functionality of the Mastercard/bunq Credit Card is that the credit check are not based on your ability to pay back the credit, but on the fact that you have the amount available on the bunq account linked to the card. the moment that you swipe the card the money on your account are reserved and you won't be able to use them. When the vendor will pull the amount from MasterCard, then the charge on your account will switch from reserved to final. Sometimes the timing is immediate for immediate purchases... sometimes it might take some days to get finalized... but from bunq user the net effect is the same.
Other Credit Card providers, like for example American Express, do not need to have a bank account connected and they do not check if you have the money in your bank account, but check your credit availability based on the agreed amount assigned to you and the amount already spent on the current period. At the end of the month they would send you an invoice and if you do not pay in full... you are going to be charged interests on the unpaid amount... taking easily to fall in debts... which is not so nice ☹️
Bunq's system allows to use the card as a Credit card and at the same time prevents you for spending more than what are your available funds 👍 so that hopefully you do not over spend and fall in debt with out noticing it 🌈
You can check also on the "Find Country Tips" in the bunq App where users are providing feedback on what works and what does not work plus additional very useful info. I believe it is available for Easy Green and Easy Money plans:
https://together.bunq.com/d/29314-bunq-tips-enjoy-carefree-traveling-with-the-bunq-travel-assistant
I hope I did not wobbled too much and these additional info were useful 😀
Have a great trip in the US ✈️
Regards 🌈
GG