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In most of Europe and several large Asian cities I visited, AMEX and Discover acceptance is far lower than Visa/MC (which charge lower fees to merchants).
by em500 2y ago
In most of Europe and several large Asian cities I visited, AMEX and Discover acceptance is far lower than Visa/MC (which charge lower fees to merchants).
- messe 2y agoAMEX/Discover is virtually unknown in most of Europe. Outside of US-defaultism, why in the world would anyone expect it to be accepted here?
- gusgus01 2y agoDiner's Club is equivalent to Discover card and is at least somewhat present in European countries. I don't know official numbers but I've seen it often enough and have used it once or twice.
- petesergeant 2y ago“Amex is virtually unknown in most of Europe” doesn’t match my experience. Most major European economies have AmEx and AmEx issues many local cards to them
- lmz 2y agoDoesn't Discover have agreements with UnionPay and JCB?
- awad 2y agoFun fact: AMEX has been involved in international payments in one way or another for more than a 100 years and the AMEX card was the first international charge card, launched the same year as the original BofA Visa Card.