> Typically CC companies don't allow for merchants to have discounts for stuff like paying in cash (although some businesses may anyways...) so customers paying

> Typically CC companies don't allow for merchants to have discounts for stuff like paying in cash (although some businesses may anyways...) so customers paying in cash essentially pay extra. Cash discounts have always been permitted in merchant agreements. What was forbidden until a couple of years ago was credit surcharges however that restriction was removed in 2013. Unless forbidden by state law they're allowed everywhere in the US.