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GordonS on Feb 7, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Stripe increases price for business in the Europea...

> Because they give more benefits (insurance, lounge access, cashback etc...) and someone has to pay for this

The company (or cardholder) pays for this - corporate cards and the like aren't free, they come with an annual fee. So it's not all on the merchant.

thiscatis on Feb 7, 2023 [–]

These fees are usually waived based on spend and often just require a simple call to the issuing bank. Even 400 usd won’t cover hundreds of thousands of airmiles gained by spend.

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