Re:Goldman Is Looking for a Way Out of Its Partnership with ...
by syspec on Friday June 30, 2023 @10:44PM
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I was also recently in Japan (about 3 months ago), I never took out my credit card. I paid with my Apple Card (Mastercard) via Apple Pay.
Re:Goldman Is Looking for a Way Out of Its Partnership with ...
by valianteffort on Saturday July 01, 2023 @04:35PM
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I was there around the same time. I don't remember a single convenience store accepting Mastercard. And anywhere outside Tokyo or a major city you were unlikely to even see the logo. Cash only was certainly more rare than it was a decade ago.
Funny enough, loading money from my bank account into my Apple Cash which is VISA allowed me to use Apple Pay, avoid ATM fees, foreign transaction fees, and was just more pleasant than using my bank card.