Tech & Science Daily: Why Amazon will ban Visa credit cards after Christmas

Amazon has said it will stop accepting Visa credit cards in the UK from January next year (Nick Ansell/PA)
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Rachelle Abbott17 November 2021

If you’re an Amazon customer in the United Kingdom, you’ll not be able to use your Visa credit card after the New Year amid a row between the e-retailer and the credit card giant.

Amazon emailed customers on Wednesday morning to let them know the ban would be imposed from 19 January.

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