Amazon won't accept Visa's UK credit cards from January
Amazon said on Wednesday it would stop accepting Visa (V) credit cards issued in the United Kingdom from next year due to the high fees charged by the payment processor for transactions.
"As a result of Visa's continued high cost of payments, we regret that Amazon.co.uk will no longer accept UK-issued Visa credit cards as of 19 January, 2022," an Amazon spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
Amazon (AMZN) customers can still use Visa debit cards, Mastercard (MA) and Amex credit cards, and Eurocard, the company said in a note to its customers.
Merchants have long disputed with payment processors over transaction fees. A Kroger (KR) unit in 2019 stopped accepting Visa's credit cards, citing excessive fees.
Visa did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for a comment.
Amazon's plan to stop accepting UK-issued Visa credit cards was earlier reported by Bloomberg News.
亚马逊从 1 月起将不再接受 Visa 在英国的信用卡
亚马逊周三表示，由于支付处理器对交易收取高额费用，它将从明年开始停止接受在英国发行的 Visa (V) 信用卡。
亚马逊发言人在一封电子邮件声明中说：“由于 Visa 的支付成本持续居高不下，我们很遗憾 Amazon.co.uk 从 2022 年 1 月 19 日起不再接受英国发行的 Visa 信用卡。”
该公司在给客户的一份报告中表示，亚马逊 (AMZN) 的客户仍然可以使用 Visa 借记卡、万事达 (MA) 和美国运通信用卡以及 Eurocard。
长期以来，商家与支付处理商就交易费用存在争议。 克罗格 (KR) 的一家部门在 2019 年停止接受 Visa 的信用卡，理由是费用过高。
Visa没有立即回应路透社的置评请求。
彭博新闻早些时候报道了亚马逊停止接受英国发行的 Visa 信用卡的计划。
