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I think this indirectly happens. I live in Haarlem, Netherlands, and some popular supermarkets in my area would not accept a VISA/Mastercard. They only accept M

I think this indirectly happens. I live in Haarlem, Netherlands, and some popular supermarkets in my area would not accept a VISA/Mastercard. They only accept Maestro(Which I think is cheaper for them because it is a debit card that Dutch banks give out). I found it surprising because that should mean they lose out on some business from so many expats that visit/live in Netherlands, but apparently not.

rootusrootus 4y ago
This happens in the US, too. A local (western US) example is WinCo Foods, a chain of grocery stores. The only cards they take are debit (and EBT, but that is a different issue). No credit cards.
- lotsofpulp 4y ago
  Interestingly, Aldi in the US used to only take debit cards, and changed to accepting credit cards a few years ago.
thesimon 4y ago
Maestro and Mastercard Debit cost more or less the same for NL-issued cards, interchange is a fixed 2ct [1]. As Mastercard is getting rid of Maestro, Dutch banks will start issuing Debit Mastercards soon. Probably the supermarkets will switch to only accept Mastercard Debit/Visa Debit. [1]: https://www.mastercard.com/content/dam/public/mastercardcom/eu/europe-lfi/europeaninterchange/pdfs/Website_Netherlands_Intracountry_Interchange_Fees_10_05_22.pdf https://www.mastercard.com/content/dam/public/mastercardcom/...