Originally Posted by
kebosabi
If consumers hear "accepted in millions in places worldwide where our logo is carried" that's what consumers expect. If VISA/MC/AMEX advertises that slogan, then the ball is in their court to make good on that promise.
"Millions" of places isn't good enough for some people - hence the thread. Millions of merchants accept magstripe, but as you can see, TravelPlan finds it insufficient if he can find one vendor who won't accept it.
Personally, I don't find monopolies (or anything sufficiently similar to a monopoly) to be good for the economy.
The false advertising matter is separate, and we probably agree on it. I oppose false advertising and have the same expectation in this respect. At a minimum, there should be a different trademark for EMV-only acceptance (or more specifically, in all cases where a merchant will refuse a card with that logo - even if the refusal is not on a technological basis but rather a geographical basis).