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Re:Your Mother’s Maiden Name Is Not a Secret by billfruit on Friday December 29, 2017 @11:12PM (#16033818)
But in other respects things are stuck in the past in India too, like your account being tightly coupled to a particular branch of the bank, and many commercial establishments charging extra for card transactions.
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Re:Your Mother’s Maiden Name Is Not a Secret by rrrazdan on Saturday December 30, 2017 @09:57AM (#16035486)
I have banked with five different banks (private and public) and have never had to face the tight coupling with a particular branch that you talk about?

Indian banking system is actually a joy to use compared to the first world systems that I have seen.

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Re:Your Mother’s Maiden Name Is Not a Secret by doikor on Saturday December 30, 2017 @12:41AM (#16034024)
The charges still exist even if the end user doesn’t pay them. If you don’t then the shop/restaurant has decided to pay the fees (depending on country this can be mandated by law or just a custom to do it one way or the other)
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