The European Central Bank's €1.3 billion bet offers an alternative to the U.S. payments giants, but it faces an uphill battle to win over consumers, merchants, and banks.
I do not claim to know the big/whole picture of their business model, but to minimize your contribution to their profit I think you could pay with cash.
If these are small operations, they really appreciate you paying cash, as they will keep more. If you do that consistently and build a good rapport they will genuinely become friendly with you, which can have unexpected benefits that are not very tangible.
I do not claim to know the big/whole picture of their business model, but to minimize your contribution to their profit I think you could pay with cash.
If you pay with cash, how do you get your kickback?
If these are small operations, they really appreciate you paying cash, as they will keep more. If you do that consistently and build a good rapport they will genuinely become friendly with you, which can have unexpected benefits that are not very tangible.
i may know a bit more since i used to work for a bank, i think you’re right on the money