Apologies for YouTuber link - as some of the sources cited are in Japanese, it’s harder to get to a direct English source. The video description includes links to the Yahoo.jp article.

  • gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com
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    1 day ago

    A gift card isn’t cash, legally or literally. Gift cards also require processors. So this could happen again with gift cards, just with a different set of processing companies.

    So what’s your answer? Cheques, money orders, cash in the mail? Or maybe MasterCard, Visa, and their ilk shouldn’t legally be allowed to limit legal purchases that haven’t been flagged as fraud.