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Brexit: Reactions as Mastercard to increase fees for UK purchases from EU

"Taking back control to increase prices: Will mobile roaming charges return now credit card costs are up because Britons are no longer protected by an EU cap? Well done, Brextremists."

Joe Mellor by Joe Mellor
2021-01-25 15:19
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The fall-out from Brexit is beginning to filter through to every day lives. Now Mastercard is set to increase charges to merchants, five fold, when UK users make purchases from the European Union.

The EU brought in a cap in 2015 amid fears over hidden fees costing companies hundreds of millions of euros, meaning higher prices for consumers.

It has sparked fears that consumer prices could rise if merchants choose to pass on those costs to the end user.

This is likely to occur on items not available from UK retailers. For example, transactions with airlines, hotels, car rentals and holiday firms based in the EU could fall foul of the new increase.

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The credit card giant attributed the move to the UK’s decision to leave the EU.

In response Daily Mirror associate editor Kevin McGuire Tweeted: “Taking back control to increase prices: Will mobile roaming charges return now credit card costs are up because Britons are no longer protected by an EU cap? Well done, Brextremists.”

Chair of the all-party parliamentary group on Fair Business Banking, Kevin Hollinrake, said the change was ‘alarming’.

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He added: ‘This smacks of opportunism and I would urge the regulators to step in as a matter of urgency to ensure that financial institutions do not use Brexit as an opportunity to hike up costs that consumers will ultimately bear.’ 

The change affects the “interchange” fees Mastercard sets on behalf of big banks, so that its customers can use their payment networks.

From October, Mastercard said it would increase these fees to 1.5% on every transaction, up from 0.3%.

Reactions

1.

More proof that costs rise because of Brexit.
“Mastercard will increase fees more than fivefold when a British shopper uses a debit or credit card to buy from an EU-based company,” https://t.co/K0LWCtV7a2

— Naomi Smith (@pimlicat) January 25, 2021

2.

Post #brexit MasterCard @Mastercard raises fees fivefold in EU-U.K. transactions (0.3% to 1.5%) now freed from EU-imposed cap on intra EU sales. Cue fury. @Visa not moved yet, but not ruled out. @DanielThomasLDN for @FinancialTimes

https://t.co/Tl0UE7K1gO pic.twitter.com/lkfJok0N9E

— Peter Foster (@pmdfoster) January 25, 2021

3.

Mastercard is raising its fees on EU purchases made by holders of UK credit cards from 0.3% to 1.5%.

Another Brexit dividend, because we no longer fall under the EU-wide Interchange Fee Regulation that used to cap the fee at 0.3%.

https://t.co/hBG8FoWwGc

— Edwin Hayward 🦄 🗡 (@edwinhayward) January 24, 2021

4.

Onwards and upwards*

* for fees and red tape https://t.co/cW1qFEoQA4

— Chris Giles (@ChrisGiles_) January 25, 2021

5.

Taking back control to increase prices: Will mobile roaming charges return now credit card costs are up because Britons are no longer protected by an EU cap? Well done, Brextremists. https://t.co/AeFp65h6gd

— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) January 25, 2021

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