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Originally Posted by Nutcase
Yes, Amex is not as widely accepted as Visa, however, as recent events in the USA have shown with a partnership between AMEX and Citibank, AMEX are very aggressive when it comes to Visa and Mastercard customers. It shouldnt be too long before Amex is almost as widely accepted as Visa/mastercard.
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Really? I think that will happen when hell freezes.
We have this discussion somewhere in this forum where I argued that the list is shrinking rather than growing. Sure we didn't have AMEX in groceries and petrol stations before and now they have it.
But since the new RBA reform, that list shrinks if not static. Now McDonalds don't offer them. All utilities don't want them except Telstra but that's subject to a fee. Councils don't want them.
I've recently discovered Just Cuts and CitiLink Melbourne don't want them as well (except if you pay using Shell Touch Kiosk). I don't know whether MetLink wants them but I'll soon find out.
Seriously though, NAB moves to AMEX is purely a stupid idea which proves that they learn nothing from their last debacle. I suggest they should start thinking about expanding their affiliation with popular institutions such as AMA, ICAA, CPA etc with VISA/MC rather than relying on AMEX.