It's sad that this duopoly is controlling so much of the market, especially that merchants can't make customers pay the fees (in which case mastercard and visa would quickly lose their market share).
Especially considering that many european countries such as Germany had (and have) independent systems with often orders of magnitudes lower fees, faster transaction times and more safety and security.
I'd rather see girocard become a monopoly on the european market than to see this mastercard/visa monopoly continue.
Especially considering that many european countries such as Germany had (and have) independent systems with often orders of magnitudes lower fees, faster transaction times and more safety and security.
I'd rather see girocard become a monopoly on the european market than to see this mastercard/visa monopoly continue.