alt Hacker NewsWhen you pay with Suica, the merchant pays a transaction fee of between 2 to 3.2%, similar to a credit card.
That's surprising. IC cards are so universally and cheerfully accepted that I assumed they had no per-transaction costs. Compare the US, where merchants can be surly about card payments.
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jen20 • yesterday at 11:05 PM
> Compare the US, where merchants can be surly about card payments.
I rarely encounter this - I find it far more common to see places that won’t accept cash at all (even small businesses like food trucks).
There's a mindset difference. People are more willing to pay to reduce inconvenience for customers there, whereas here the inconvenience to the merchant sometimes matters more.