Re:Can the Visa-Mastercard duopoly be broken?
by sangnoir on Wednesday August 17, 2022 @07:59PM
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> I suppose someone should tell the criminals.
Outside of the US, the banks do tell the criminals - otherwise the banks would be the hook. This is the fundamental difference between the US and the RoW: in the US, fraudulent withdrawals are the depositors problem[1] which banks don't expend too much effort into, elsewhere, it's the banks' problem, consequently banks go the extra mile to prevent fraudulent withdrawals, and when it does happen, are quick to make the depositor whole.
1. This and "identity theft" are emblematic of a mostly American tendency to pass the buck (and losses) to the least powerful and least informed entity (the depositor) for fraud committed against financial institutions using depositor's information.
Outside of the US, the banks do tell the criminals - otherwise the banks would be the hook. This is the fundamental difference between the US and the RoW: in the US, fraudulent withdrawals are the depositors problem[1] which banks don't expend too much effort into, elsewhere, it's the banks' problem, consequently banks go the extra mile to prevent fraudulent withdrawals, and when it does happen, are quick to make the depositor whole.
1. This and "identity theft" are emblematic of a mostly American tendency to pass the buck (and losses) to the least powerful and least informed entity (the depositor) for fraud committed against financial institutions using depositor's information.