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How is it a duopoly?

• ceejayoz 10y ago
  Visa and Mastercard account for 85.2% of global payment volume, according to https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/credit-card-data/credit-card-transaction-volume-statistics/ https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/credit-card-data/credit-card....
  • BenElgar 10y ago
    I'm actually surprised it's so low.
    • superuser2 10y ago
      Can't pay for housing on a credit card (usually). Most rent and mortgage payments are checks in the mail or ACH web portals. I'm surprised rent as a percentage of transaction volume is so low. We don't all live in the Bay Area, I suppose.