Originally Posted by
lsquare
Since this old thread is being revived, CC acceptance seems high in Sydney. Not sure what the locals usually use, but I didn't use a penny in cash. I got A$50 from the airport ATM. It's still on my desk now.
The locals use AUD debit as their preferred non-cash payment system. Not hard to build credit card acceptance on top of that with credit attracting surcharges
Originally Posted by
lsquare
It's rare to see surcharges in North America, but I've seen Chinese restaurants in Canada that have a CC surcharge. I don't know if it's illegal or not.
Probably legal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surcha...ystems)#Canada
Card associations will generally include no-surcharging T&C in their merchant agreements by default (e.g. HK is a by default jurisdiction) unless there is a statutory or regulatory override. Canada and Australia have the override, among others.