marks and spencer started accepting credit cards in 1985.
marks and spencer started accepting credit cards in 1985.
when did marks and spencer start accepting credit cards?
1985
on march 12, 2001, then gold age owner parker bradley was detained at his place of business in syracuse, new york by us secret service agents investigating credit card fraud. bradley claimed he has stopped accepting credit cards in 2000 due to too many people used stolen credit cards when conducting business with him. "the interrogation became less about me and more about politics and e-gold," bradley said. "they were trying to get me to blame e-gold for fraud. just to be blunt, these guys have no clue about how e-commerce works, how e-gold works or what i was doing."
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merchants are charged several fees for accepting credit cards. the merchant is usually charged a commission of around 1 to 4 percent of the value of each transaction paid for by credit card. the merchant may also pay a variable charge, called a merchant discount rate, for each transaction. in some instances of very low-value transactions, use of credit cards will significantly reduce the profit margin or cause the merchant to lose money on the transaction. merchants with very low average transaction prices or very high average transaction prices are more averse to accepting credit cards. in some cases merchants may charge users a "credit card supplement" (or surcharge), either a fixed amount or a percentage, for payment by credit card. this practice was prohibited by most credit card contracts in the united states until 2013, when a major settlement between merchants and credit card companies allowed merchants to levy surcharges. most retailers have not started using credit card surcharges, however, for fear of losing customers.
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