It’s not illegal yet, but it violates Visa/Mastercard TOS. Extra charges for using a credit card are illegal EU-wide.
Germany is planning for next year to put into law the right for the costumer to choose which payment method he wants to use, without any limitations. This is also being used to make sure that at least one european digital payment service has to be accepted to break the stranglehold of US companies Visa/Mastercard - a very important step towards general security for the european economy.
And in an unexpected move, the EU is going to make accepting cash payments mandatory - currently you can exclude any payment method with your TOS.
Local companies in Germany also have a min.limit on card payments like EC?
They arent everywhere but they exist.
It’s not illegal yet, but it violates Visa/Mastercard TOS. Extra charges for using a credit card are illegal EU-wide.
Germany is planning for next year to put into law the right for the costumer to choose which payment method he wants to use, without any limitations. This is also being used to make sure that at least one european digital payment service has to be accepted to break the stranglehold of US companies Visa/Mastercard - a very important step towards general security for the european economy.
And in an unexpected move, the EU is going to make accepting cash payments mandatory - currently you can exclude any payment method with your TOS.