Re:Europe's $24T Breakup with Visa and Mastercard Has Begun
by Hikikomori on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @01:27PM
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Like we dont have credit/debit cards in Europe? I haven't had to use cash for 15-20 years or so, but also don't have a credit card.
Doesn't really help if they only take cash, which is still common in Germany for example, but gotten a lot better in the last decade.
Ok so the scam is shared, great.
Re:Europe's $24T Breakup with Visa and Mastercard Has Begun
by ericmay on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @01:57PM
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> Like we dont have credit/debit cards in Europe?
I didn't suggest otherwise?
> Ok so the scam is shared, great.
Yea, just making sure we're all aware that Europeans are positively complicit in this scam.
Re:Europe's $24T Breakup with Visa and Mastercard Has Begun
by Hikikomori on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @06:19PM
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>because....we just use a credit card.
Implying we could or would not.
Re:Europe's $24T Breakup with Visa and Mastercard Has Begun
by ericmay on Thursday February 12, 2026 @09:37AM
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> There's also ATMs from Euronet that are conveniently placed in tourist areas
I wasn't implying that Europeans can't use credit cards. We were talking about tourists using credit cards versus cash.
Thankfully though a lot of times these ATMs and such are avoided by American tourists because....we just use a credit card.
By the way, those fees are split with other folks. For example you might find that American Euronext ATM in a shopping plaza or outside of a storefront. Those European businesses are getting a cut of that exchange rate.