[mytailorisrich]

Consumers can also strongarm Amazon.

If everyone using Visa credit cards stop buying on Amazon starting 19th January, Amazon will probably budge.

But since everyone has a debit card Amazon must be betting that if they do stop accepting Visa credit cards then customers will just shrug and switch card because they really, really need that stuff now.

[londons_explore]

You underestimate what proportion of people have $3.50 as their current account balance and need the 'credit' ability of a credit card...