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Re:Europe's $24T Breakup with Visa and Mastercard Has Begun by hermanzegerman on Thursday February 12, 2026 @06:46AM (#46987562)
Why do they say otherwise on their own website?

https://www.amazon.de/b?ie=UTF8&node=17666138031

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Re:Europe's $24T Breakup with Visa and Mastercard Has Begun by beAbU on Thursday February 12, 2026 @11:29AM (#46990800)
Well I have bo idea. All I know is when I purchase on either .de, .co.uk or .ie the transaction goes through immediately. I have 3D secure enabled.

The text on that link of yours is sneaky though:

"...you MAY be asked to..." (Emphasis mine)

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Re:Europe's $24T Breakup with Visa and Mastercard Has Begun by hermanzegerman on Thursday February 12, 2026 @03:20PM (#46994549)
Because you can add them to a "That Store is safe" list, and you won't get asked again. You probably did this at some point
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