Card Services

Activating Your New Card | Traveling Abroad/Shopping Outside Texas | Card Limits | Fraud Monitoring | Reasons Your Card May be Declined | Lost or Stolen Cards | Reactivating Your Card

Activating Your New Card

Activation thru Digital Banking

First log in to your Digital Banking account. Once in Digital Banking, go to Services in the top menu and click on the Card Management tile. From there click the card details link and select the correct card to activate.

Activation thru Phone Banking

Call Phone Banking at 512-302-4444  and follow the instructions.

Activation thru Visa Voice Response Unit (VRU)

Call either Card Services at 512-407-3181 or the direct VRU line at 1-844-688-4727 and follow the prompts.

Traveling Abroad/Shopping Outside Texas

If you're planning a vacation or traveling outside of Texas, you can notify us to ensure there is no disruption in your service when using your Austin Telco Debit or Credit Card.

Manage Your Card Limit Through Digital Banking

Through Card Controls available in Digital Banking, you can set spending limits for specific transactions, such as point-of-sale or ATM transactions, in just a few simple steps. Go to the 'Services' tab within Digital Banking and select 'Card Management' to enter your limits and you're all set!

Card limit information is listed in the EFT Agreement or you can contact Austin Telco at 512-302-5555 ext. 7190.

Fraud Monitoring

In addition to partnering with VISA to provide our members card services, Austin Telco also partners with VISA/FALCON to provide superior fraud monitoring. FALCON Fraud Manager is designed to detect unauthorized charges to your debit card and prevent fraudulent activity should your card be lost or stolen. FALCON is automatically alerted if there is suspicious activity on your debit card. These alerts may result in a VISA/FALCON Fraud Representative contacting you by phone to validate your recent transactions. If they are unable to reach you by phone, your card may be temporarily blocked.

Reasons Your Card May be Declined

  1. NSF. There are not enough available funds to complete the transaction. A deposit must be made or the transaction amount must be lowered in order for the charge to go through.

  2. Card Expiration Date Mismatch. The expiration date is being entered incorrectly by either the cardholder or the merchant. The credit union can be contacted to verify the expiration date over the phone.

  3. CVV Verification Mismatch. The 3-digit CVV code on the back of the card is being entered incorrectly. ATFCU representatives are unable to verify the CVV code. If the code is unreadable, we can re-issue the card.

  4. Invalid PIN Entry. The wrong PIN is being used. Multiple attempts using the wrong PIN may result in a temporary block on your card. The PIN can be reset at any branch, or a new automatically-generated PIN can be mailed by request over the phone.

  5. Transaction Blocked. A transaction that exceeds the POS amount. Feel free to contact the credit union at (512) 302-5555 for assistance.

  6. Suspected Fraud. Visa/Falcon has detected suspicious activity on your card and must be contacted to verify the charges. If you can verify the activity with VISA then any block on the card will be lifted and you can continue to use your card. If you continue to experience issues, please contact us during business hours at 512-302-5555.

Lost or Stolen Cards

If your ATFCU VISA Debit Card or VISA Credit Card has been lost or stolen, it can be canceled 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In the event you are uncertain which cards have been lost or stolen, please cancel all debit and credit cards immediately and call the Credit Union the next business day.

To deactivate your card using Online Banking

First login to your Digital Banking account. Once in Digital Banking, go to Services in the top menu and click on the Card Management tile. Verify the card you want to deactivate and click the toggle under that card that says Enable/disable card.

To deactivate your card using Austin Telco Phone Banking

Simply dial (512) 302-4444 or (800) 252-1410, select option 1 and follow the voice prompts. You will be instructed to enter your card number, or your account number if you don't know your card number. You will be asked to confirm your choice and exit from the system. You will then be prompted to cancel the VISA Credit Card or VISA Debit Card. After the card has been confirmed, you will be asked for the card holder’s 9-digit Social Security number.

Reactivating Your Card

Cards that were canceled, and later found not to be lost or stolen, can be re-activated in person the next business day.