Why “Debit” is being discussed
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> Nobody is denying it costs money, the problem is it's not proportional to the value they add, nor their costs. The value they add is much greater than their costs. People who…
by carlosjobim · Oct 7, 2026
2 years ago, you needed Indian number to use UPI. Took me 2 visit to fully setup. First visit to India, they are like I need a debit card. I hate debit cards, but I got it. Whic…
by newhotelowner · Oct 7, 2026
These things have long been solved through consumer protection legislation in the developed part of the world. Despite responsibility for card fraud, including debit cards, bein…
by simonra · Oct 7, 2026
> 7) I don't even want to know what this does to the complexity of trying to use a card when traveling internationally Not much - Canada has debit/credit cards that use deb…
by Marsymars · Oct 7, 2026
Size matters. WinCo is big enough to do that, because it's a chain and a brand, and people make a choice to go there despite knowing ahead of time that's how it works. (That sai…
by eszed · Oct 7, 2026
There are businesses that specifically don't allow credit cards and only allow Debit and Cash to reduce these fees already and they are still in business. WinCo Foods is the big…
by latsu · Oct 7, 2026
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Debits and credits in double-entry bookkeeping are entries made in account ledgers to record changes in value resulting from business transactions. A debit entry in an account represents a transfer of value to that account, and a credit entry represents a transfer from the account. Each transaction transfers value from credited accounts to debited accounts. For example, a tenant who writes a rent cheque to a landlord would enter a credit for the bank account on which the cheque is drawn, and a debit in a rent expense account. Similarly, the landlord would enter a credit in the rent income account associated with the tenant and a debit for the bank account where the cheque is deposited. Read more on Wikipedia