Amazon signs a truce with Visa on credit card fees

Amazon has reached an agreement with Visa that allows its customers to continue paying by Visa credit card. Saloni Sardana explains what's happened and why.

Amazon warehouse worker with boxes
Amazon's UK customers can carry on using their Visa credit cards
(Image credit: © Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Amazon has reached an agreement that paves the way for it to continue accepting Visa credit card payments across all of its websites and stores, ending months of uncertainty over credit card fees.

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Saloni Sardana

Saloni is a web writer for MoneyWeek focusing on personal finance and global financial markets. Her work has appeared in FTAdviser (part of the Financial Times),  Business Insider and City A.M, among other publications. She holds a masters in international journalism from City, University of London.

Follow her on Twitter at @sardana_saloni