Re:Can the Visa-Mastercard duopoly be broken?
by OJFord on Thursday August 18, 2022 @01:51AM
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Any idea what it's like in Canada, similar to the US?
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Re:Can the Visa-Mastercard duopoly be broken?
by Sprocklem on Thursday August 18, 2022 @04:13PM
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Canada has e-transfers between any two bank accounts via Interac, although some banks do charge a small fee when sending from some types of accounts. Interac debit can also be used pervasively at POS terminals, although credit cards (both Visa and MasterCard) are widely used. I haven't seen a cheque used in any capacity in over a decade.
Edit: Both debit and credit card payments use chip-and-pin or tap everywhere, and have for a well over a decade.