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I use several such systems, including TNG, and they have all of the same fee structures as credit cards. The TNG cash back program: https://fintechnews.my/3384
by AmericanChopper 3y ago
I use several such systems, including TNG, and they have all of the same fee structures as credit cards.
The TNG cash back program: https://fintechnews.my/33848/e-wallets-malaysia/fave-offers-cashback-loyalty-programme-for-18-million-touch-n-go-ewallet-users/ https://fintechnews.my/33848/e-wallets-malaysia/fave-offers-...
The TNG loyalty program: https://www.touchngo.com.my/promotion/redeem-your-points/ https://www.touchngo.com.my/promotion/redeem-your-points/
The TNG cardholder fees: https://www.touchngo.com.my/policies/touch-n-go-card-fees-and-charges/ https://www.touchngo.com.my/policies/touch-n-go-card-fees-an...
There’s also merchant fees (which are confidential). All of these systems are just reinvented credit cards. They often try to compete with credit cards on merchant fees, but you’re still paying for exactly the same thing. This “alternative” is just the same thing with a different name. You might find a few base points difference in merchant fees here and there (especially during the growth phase of these technologies), but the alternative isn’t to eliminate the premium charged for processing credit cards, it’s simply to allocate it to a different service provider.
- kalleboo 3y agoThis is the relevant number here: https://merchantsupport.tngdigital.com.my/hc/en-us/articles/15599664399385-How-much-is-the-MDR- https://merchantsupport.tngdigital.com.my/hc/en-us/articles/... Merchants are charged 0.5%. Compared to 2-3% in the US credit card scheme.
- AmericanChopper 3y agoThat’s a promo rate, and only available to certain merchants. Wait until it becomes profitable in “3 to 4 years”. The only real opportunity these systems have to increase efficiency is to not offer consumer fraud protections, which is obviously of questionable value to the consumers.
- kalleboo 3y agoEU interchange rates are regulated to 0.2% for debit and 0.3% for credit and they offer fraud protection just fine