Can international travelers use foreign bank cards in Seychelles, and are older euro banknotes accepted?

2002-series euro notes were used for accommodation and car rental and were accepted at an exchange bureau. For a visa payment at the airport, however, older notes were refused and 2019-series bills were needed.

Cash may be checked closely at the Praslin port ferry terminal: a €100 note creased near the hologram was refused for tickets, although an exchange bureau later accepted it. Carry clean, undamaged notes in several denominations.

For cashless spending, a foreign card added to Apple Pay can work: an Armenian card arranged remotely and delivered by post was reportedly accepted for payments around Seychelles.