Amazon said on its UK website on Monday that it would not stop accepting UK-issued Visa credit cards later this month, as it had proposed, adding that it was working with Visa to resolve a dispute over payment fees. payment.
“The expected change towards the use of Visa credit cards on Amazon.co.uk will no longer take place on 19 January,” the company said in an email to customers.
“We are working closely with Visa on a potential solution that will allow customers to continue using their Visa credit cards on Amazon.co.uk.”
Amazon said in November that it would ban the Visa card because of the high transaction fees charged by the payment processor.
The website said customers would still be able to use Visa debit cards, along with Mastercard, Amex and Eurocard credit cards.
On Monday, a Visa spokesperson said: “Amazon customers can continue to use Visa cards on Amazon.co.uk after 19 January, while we work together to reach an agreement.”
Visa had said in November that it was “very disappointed that Amazon was threatening to restrict consumer choice.”
An EU-imposed cap on fees charged by card issuers is no longer in place in the UK after Brexit.
Reference: CNN Brasil
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