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Merchants are allowed to charge a surcharge for credit card usage in the US.


IIRC, even now they're still not allowed under the network rules.

A cash discount IS allowed. So, a $.10/gal cash discount for gas is OK. The register having a sign that says "we charge $.75 for card transactions under $30" is not. Not that you don't see that all the time...

(It's been a while since I've drank the regulatory alphabet soup on this, could be mistaken. )


> Businesses are allowed to impose a surcharge on credit card purchases made on Visa and Mastercard, under a court settlement that took effect in January 2013.

https://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/what-are-my-rig...




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