CONSUMER TRAVEL: No end is in sight in U.S. vs. Europe credit-card battle
Posted: December 27, 2009 at 3:18 a.m.
The big U.S. banks that issue MasterCard and Visa credit cards have apparently decided to ignore a problem that bothers many U.S. travelers to Europe: inability to use their U.S.-issued cards because they do not conform to the validation system most European banks and merchants use.
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Travel, Pages 47 on 12/27/2009
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