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		chrisseaton on July 8, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Spurred by Amazon, Supermarkets Try Swapping Cashi... Isn’t payment by credit card in almost all cases? You can view a statement before paying it a month later. How’s that in real time?

masonic on July 8, 2019 [–]

The vendor payment commitment is immediate. The cardholder is a borrower from the issuer standpoint.

chrisseaton on July 8, 2019 | [–]

No, again the vendor and payment providers settle at a later time.

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