Also, those numbers are for the US market. In Europe, merchant credit card fees are half what they are in the US. https://www.lendingtree.com/credit-cards/arti

Also, those numbers are for the US market. In Europe, merchant credit card fees are half what they are in the US. https://www.lendingtree.com/credit-cards/articles/na-vs-eu-interchangefees/ https://www.lendingtree.com/credit-cards/articles/na-vs-eu-i... Grandparent commenter was engaging in a false dilemma fallacy (cash handling vs US merchant cc fees...and not US merchant CC fees vs what the rest of the world pays.)