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There's no reason Section 75 protections couldn't be extended to debit cards, except that in the mid-1970s banks were lobbying very hard for credit cards to become more legitimised and S75 was the successful result.

The banks took on a little bit of risk and in return unlocked a free money generator.

On the contrary debit cards are revenue-neutral or even loss-making for them



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