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		wil421 on Jan 31, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why do credit card forms ask for Visa, Mastercard,... Worked in restaurants for years while I was in college. All but 1 restaurant I worked at had systems that asked for the type of card. I dont think this is limited to web forms.

i386 on Jan 31, 2014 [–]

Probably to add the surcharge? Vendors pay AMEX a % of the purchase.

wil421 on Jan 31, 2014 | [–]

Could be a possibility, in the situation where I didnt have to select a card type the system would automatically register the correct type as soon as I swiped the card.

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