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Old Feb 21, 2026 | 2:12 pm
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Originally Posted by miniborder
This is especially painful for Canadians.
EU countries - especially smaller markets - as well.

Originally Posted by AJNEDC
I do not expect these changes to last long for the following reasons:

2. More and more merchants are adding surcharges to credit card transactions that are causing more and more cart abandonment. If merchants will now assess higher fees on cards that have rewards and consumers decide to use cards or other payment methods that have no fees, then there will be a reduction in usage of these cards that will have a domino effect on loyalty programs.
Certainly the trend: phone companies (e.g. T-Mobile.) eliminated cc payments. AAA no payments by credit card for car & home insurance renewals.
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