Is there really any difference between having a Visa or Mastercard card?
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Is there really any difference between having a Visa or Mastercard card?Just curious what [if] there are any differences between the two companies? they both process payments on behalf of the merchant/customer and both seem to be accepted near as damnit everywhere so is there really any difference between the two?
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Re: Is there really any difference between having a Visa or Mastercard card?I assume you mean Visa credit card, not debit card?
The only real difference is any offers you get. As a basic example, Visa sponsor the Olympics, and you can only buy Olympics tickets using a Visa card, unless I've gone mad!
