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> I didn't see this anywhere else though. In the US offering different prices when paying by cash vs card was a violation of the agreement with Visa, as is put
by BeetleB 2y ago
> I didn't see this anywhere else though.
In the US offering different prices when paying by cash vs card was a violation of the agreement with Visa, as is putting a minimum price threshold for card usage.
It's still fairly widespread though, and occasionally makes the news. Might explain why you didn't see it often.
- jkaplowitz 2y agoI believe the Visa merchant agreement never forbade cash discounts, only credit card surcharges. I'm not sure, but the current rules are different due to a legal settlement. In the US, not only does Visa now allow cash discounts and minimum price thresholds up to US$10, but they also allow, in most states, credit card surcharges (sometimes subject to specific state-law legal requirements). Visa still officially disallows minimum price thresholds outside the US and certain related territories like Guam, and credit card surcharges outside the US - but I nevertheless see them plenty often here in Germany in small shops. I think the permission to offer cash discounts is global.
- mrastro 2y agoDo gas stations have a special deal with the card processors then? Basically all of them have a lower cash price.