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Mastercard/Visa’s control (lemmy.world)
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[-] missingno@fedia.io 16 points 6 months ago

This is still a digital transaction that has to go through a third party. Whoever runs this kind of barcode kiosk system would still wield the exact same kind of power that Mastercard and Visa do.

[-] SirActionSack@aussie.zone 18 points 6 months ago

Of course, but the more payment providers there are the less power each has.

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