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> The regulator is investigating in particular rules that say merchants may not offer their goods and services at a lower price to customers who choose a cheape
by SeanLuke 4y ago
> The regulator is investigating in particular rules that say merchants may not offer their goods and services at a lower price to customers who choose a cheaper payment method than PayPal.
In the US this is standard behavior for credit card companies (and is reprehensible). Is it not the case in Germany?
- em-bee 4y agomore than that, based on EU regulations, charging extra for credit-card use is now illegal in germany. but confusingly this law does not apply to paypal transactions
- SeanLuke 4y agoWait, charging extra for credit card use is illegal?
- jordanrobinson 4y agoSure, I don't know the details about Germany but I'm pretty sure it's the same in the UK. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/card-surcharge-ban-means-no-more-nasty-surprises-for-shoppers https://www.gov.uk/government/news/card-surcharge-ban-means-...
- lxgr 4y agoYes, which makes some sense given that the EU has also capped interchange to 0.3% for credit cards.
- edgyquant 4y agoIt’s standard now but not the law as lots of places do charge a fee. Id actually even say it isn’t standard, as a lot of court houses charge a processing fee when you use a card over cash (or did before the pandemic, haven’t been to one since)
- lxgr 4y ago> It’s standard now but not the law In fact, surcharges are now prohibited by EU law (as long as the card is covered by the interchange cap): https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/finance-funding/making-receiving-payments/electronic-cash-payments/index_en.htm https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/finance-funding/making...