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Debit is problematic at gas stations and some stores that prompt you to select debit or credit and then lock you out if you select debit. You don't see MasterC
by kevin_thibedeau 3y ago
Debit is problematic at gas stations and some stores that prompt you to select debit or credit and then lock you out if you select debit.
You don't see MasterCard threatening to cut off credit payments here. That's unequal treatment. If their issue is really with federal compliance they should cut off all payment processing. What they really want is the sweet merchant fees they lose out on when debit payment is used.
- lxgr 3y ago> Debit is problematic at gas stations and some stores that prompt you to select debit or credit and then lock you out if you select debit. Merchants aren’t required to let you make that choice, so this is probably a misconfigured terminal. And if a debit card works when you press “credit”, what’s the issue? There is almost never a benefit to you for making that (quite technical) choice yourself.
- loeg 3y ago> You don't see MasterCard threatening to cut off credit payments here. This is because these places can't accept credit card payments, only cash. Debit cards (and cash) were the only payment they accepted.
- callalex 3y agoTo clarify further, no cannabis seller can accept debit cards as a payment method. Instead they can certify their machines as mobile ATM providers that just happen to let you withdraw an amount of cash that just happens to be approximately the same amount of money you might happen to want to pay to the person holding the mobile ATM terminal plus a modest tip. (Yes, really, this is how the industry functions).
- Ekaros 3y agoHow hard can it be... Here even contactless payment on debit works perfectly well on any gas station. Show card, maximum of 50€ gets charged. Then fill up either you get only 50€ worth of gas or soon enough the sum is lowered to what you got...