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Old Jun 16, 2019, 8:35 pm
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jags86
 
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Originally Posted by bisonrav
This isn't bad news, as ultimately everyone pays for these points in terms of higher costs, and the EU rules are very good for consumers. As with any arbitrage opportunity, count on it disappearing tomorrow and max it out today.
I’m not an EU resident but my guess is you haven’t seen any prices drop since the capping of interchange fees. This benefits the retailers who no longer are paying 1%, 2%, 3% fees vs 0.3% fees today.
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