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TreeCard: The wooden debit card that plants trees

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Re: TreeCard: The wooden debit card that plants trees

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How it works:

> No. Zero fees. TreeCard will be 100% free to use.

> Every time you use your TreeCard, Mastercard processes the transaction and charges merchants (online and physical stores) a small fee. This is a standard fee paid by all merchants to1 accept card payments. We'll use that fee to plant trees.

I'm confused though. Surely this fee Mastercard charges goes to Mastercard, not the card company?

https://www.treecard.org/how-it-works

Re: TreeCard: The wooden debit card that plants trees

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How it works: > No. Zero fees. TreeCard will be 100% free to use. > Every time you use your TreeCard, Mastercard processes the transaction and charges merchants (online and physical stores) a small fee. This is a standard fee paid by all merchants to1 accept card payments. We'll use that fee to plant trees. I'm confused though. Surely this fee Mastercard charges goes to Mastercard, not the card company? https://www.t…

How do you think card companies make money at the moment?

In exactly the same way - you buy something, the merchant is charged a fee, the payment provider takes a cut, the card company gets a cut. Sometimes they pass some of this cut on to the customer as well (the cashbacks and rewards.)

Re: TreeCard: The wooden debit card that plants trees

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How it works: > No. Zero fees. TreeCard will be 100% free to use. > Every time you use your TreeCard, Mastercard processes the transaction and charges merchants (online and physical stores) a small fee. This is a standard fee paid by all merchants to1 accept card payments. We'll use that fee to plant trees. I'm confused though. Surely this fee Mastercard charges goes to Mastercard, not the card company? https://www.t…

It probably works similar to an affiliate program but for credit/debit cards. I'd imagine that Mastercard benefits from Treecard encouraging their members/customers to make purchases using Mastercard's network.
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