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iancarrollyesterday at 8:46 PM1 replyview on HN

Importantly, there is only an incentive for L2/L3 data on business/corporate cards, which have an inflated interchange rate above personal cards anyway.

This is not a scheme to get enhanced targeting data for personal transactions.


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tylergetsaytoday at 3:33 AM

I believe most prepaid visa gift cards are being monetized in this way. https://www.walmartgift.com/AcctMgmt/Controls/WalMartGiftCar...

Ive heard of casinos trying to pay out winnings using some kind of prepaid card, where theyd also get info about how people spent their casino winnings. Lots of ways to leverage that data.