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Re:Goodbye Visa and Mastercard: 130M Europeans switching to ... by gpvos on Wednesday May 20, 2026 @12:13PM (#48210067)
No. The bank gives you a prominent notification when someone new gets a direct debit authorization for your account. And a merchant gets banned quickly when they misuse their debit authorization.
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Re:Goodbye Visa and Mastercard: 130M Europeans switching to ... by upcoming-sesame on Tuesday May 26, 2026 @02:09PM (#48283471)
right. direct debit has been a thing for a long time and I have never got a fraud attempt or heard of anyone who did
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