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Re:Forget Google, time to end the Visa-MasterCard duopoly by carlhjerpe on Monday June 29, 2020 @09:03PM (#23685405)
As a Swede, I thought the CC number would be lower. Most people my age never had a credit card.

I do have a Visa DC and a MC CC for redundancy if my bank is down, most people I know doesn't even get why.

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Re:Forget Google, time to end the Visa-MasterCard duopoly by Symbiote on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @03:07AM (#23687465)
You are correct, credit card transactions are about 18% by number and 25% by value.

https://www.riksbank.se/en-gb/statistics/payments-notes-and-...

(Seriously, people, these kind of statistics are extremely easy to find. No need to make them up!)

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Re:Forget Google, time to end the Visa-MasterCard duopoly by kzrdude on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @02:42AM (#23687306)
I have a DC and cc from the same bank.. not sure if it gives much of any redundancy, but it was the best deal on a cc I could find.
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Re:Forget Google, time to end the Visa-MasterCard duopoly by zmk_ on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @05:48AM (#23688378)
In Sweden, the best CC deals are the petrol station branded CCs (Shell/Circle K) as they both give you cash backs, have some insurance, have the standard grace period, and are "free".
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