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minus-squaredependencyinjectionlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 years agoMastercard merely processes transactions no? Like world pay.
minus-squaredmtalon@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoDon’t they feed off every single transaction? I’d imagine they’re huge.
minus-squaredependencyinjectionlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoThey take processing fees. You don’t need to imagine their size, you can Google them. They have a market cap of $400B+. You should note that it’s the retailers paying the transaction fees and not the customers.
minus-squaredmtalon@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoWell my point was that it would be a large merger
minus-squaredependencyinjectionlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoBut not a monopoly as they’re different services, albeit in the same industry.
Mastercard merely processes transactions no? Like world pay.
Don’t they feed off every single transaction? I’d imagine they’re huge.
They take processing fees.
You don’t need to imagine their size, you can Google them. They have a market cap of $400B+.
You should note that it’s the retailers paying the transaction fees and not the customers.
Well my point was that it would be a large merger
But not a monopoly as they’re different services, albeit in the same industry.