Originally Posted by
zyxlsy
Never knew DCC can be done in US. All I've been facing is being converted from other currencies to USD...
Why would this be surprising to you? DCC was conceived in America by Americans.
Hope (really hope) this is true to your experience of HK, percysmith, as you live there and can be more accurate on this.
That DCC slip in the picture referenced was actually mine, and I was in the company of percysmith at the time. IME, once non-compliant POS machines make their way into the market, they tend to get adopted in large numbers fairly quickly. For example, Bank Comm came on the DCC scene in mid 2010 and within a year they had achieved remarkable penetration in foreign flagged hotels throughout Beijing.
And hope Japan's DCC can be as law-abiding as Korea's - asking before choosing.
Non-compliant DCC isn't an unlawful practice; it's simply prohibited by Visa/MC. Furthermore, even the most nefarious POS machines presumably offer some sort of means to opt-out. All it would take to spread non-compliant DCC to Korea or Japan would be for one of the big offenders to either set up shop there or to align with an incumbent acquirer.