Amazon will no longer accept Visa credit cards in UK from January

(Pocket-lint) - Amazon has announced that it volition not judge Visa recognition cards for payments connected its UK online store from 19 January 2022.

Customers volition person to registry a Mastercard, Amex oregon Eurocard recognition paper instead. Alternatively, it volition proceed to judge Visa debit cards.

This, Amazon claims, is owed to the "high fees Visa charges for processing recognition paper transactions".

Amazon Prime members are besides reminded to alteration their default outgo method, arsenic are different subscribers to Amazon services.

"We cognize this whitethorn beryllium inconvenient, and we’re present to assistance you done this modulation truthful you tin proceed enjoying Amazon’s debased prices and wide selection," it said successful an email to affected customers.

This lone seems to beryllium the lawsuit successful the UK, with lone Amazon.co.uk affected.

A Visa spokesperson told Bloomberg that the institution volition proceed to pass with Amazon to debar the ban: "We are precise disappointed that Amazon is threatening to restrict user prime successful the future. When user prime is limited, cipher wins,” they said.

"We person a long-standing narration with Amazon, and we proceed to enactment toward a resolution."

You tin proceed to usage a Visa recognition paper passim the vacation play and Black Friday sales period.

Writing by Rik Henderson. Originally published connected 17 November 2021.