Re:The Infrastructure Behind ATMs
by quartesixte on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @12:45AM
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And don’t forget sometimes the price changes depending on time of day! Definitely biggest culture shock of my time living there.
Re:The Infrastructure Behind ATMs
by zinekeller on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @01:26AM
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> This is not simply a matter of “greed”; it is also a policy choice made by society as to who pays for bank services and where. Different equilibria prevail in different places, partly anchored on historical practice and partly in response to the usual factors which shape public policy.
Fair enough, but I was still shocked by it. I know Japan's "checkerboard" ATM schedule, but (except for normal fees charged for withdrawing money from your savings account) I didn't really expect banks to double-charge you for domestic transactions.
Re:The Infrastructure Behind ATMs
by imwillofficial on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @06:32AM
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I was reading this comment, and thinking, this sounds like the author.
Then I looked at your name. Oh. Hahahaha
In the U.S. withdrawing at another bank will frequently incur a few twice, once from your institution and once from the disbursing one, unless you are on a product which specifically makes a selling point out of reimbursing you for ATM fees.
This is not simply a matter of “greed”; it is also a policy choice made by society as to who pays for bank services and where. Different equilibria prevail in different places, partly anchored on historical practice and partly in response to the usual factors which shape public policy.