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		rrrrrrrrrrrryan on Feb 23, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Fed is behind the Capital One/Discover merger The Supreme Court settled it in 2017 actually - surcharges are fine now: https://archive.is/eYB5W They basically said a surcharge for credit is effectively the same thing as a discount for cash, and because of freedom of speech, merchants are free to communicate the difference to their customers either way.

sidewndr46 on Feb 23, 2024 | [–]

But is a payment processor required to process charges from a vendor stating they have a surcharge?

oohffyvfg on Feb 23, 2024 | [–]

only took them a few decades

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