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Re:Visa, Mastercard $30B swipe fee settlement rejected by US... by SXX on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @04:30AM (#40797663)
The problem is: vendors are not allowed to set lower price for payments in cash. So you pay 3.5% even if you dont use cards at all.
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Re:Visa, Mastercard $30B swipe fee settlement rejected by US... by bitshiftfaced on Wednesday June 26, 2024 @09:50AM (#40800032)
They are, and it's out there. You just have to phrase it as a ""cash discount " instead of a "credit card fee".
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