EBay Drops American Express, Citing ‘Unacceptably High Fees’

Credit card-processing fees represent the ‘highest operating cost’ borne by retailers after labor.
EBay Drops American Express, Citing ‘Unacceptably High Fees’
The eBay logo is displayed on the roof of eBay headquarters in San Jose, Calif., on Jan. 24, 2024. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
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E-commerce marketplace company eBay is ditching American Express as a payment option, blaming high processing costs.

“At a time when payment-processing costs should be declining because of technological advancements, investments in fraud capabilities, and customer protections by merchants like eBay, credit card transaction fees continue to rise unabated because of a lack of meaningful competition,” eBay said in a June 5 statement.

Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.