Amazon to stop accepting UK-issued visa credit cards, citing high processing fees
Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday said it would stop accepting payments made via Visa Inc’s credit cards issued in the United Kingdom starting next year
By Arghyadeep Dutta
Published - Nov 17, 2021, 05:12 PM ET
Last Updated - Jul 04, 2024, 02:57 AM EDT
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Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday said it would stop accepting payments made via Visa Inc’s credit cards issued in the United Kingdom starting next year.
The e-commerce giant told customers that, from January 19, 2022, onward, the company will no longer accept UK-issued cards “due to the high fees Visa charges for processing credit card transactions.”
