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by ninju 1498 days ago
> Credit card companies make money from merchants who pay them a fee and from interest on credit card debt.

Wrong on the second point. The issuing banks (Capital One, Chase, etc..) are the ones that collect the revenue from the interest/late fees on credit card debt.

The credit card companies (Visa, MC, etc..) only make money from the transaction and settlement phases.

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Oh interesting, good to know.