Kimmykim

And that about sums it up. Quite frankly, all this crying about how bad webmasters are across the board is crap, pure and simple.

Yes, there are bad webmasters. No, there are not enough bad webmasters to warrant the stance that Mastercard has taken against legitimate and compliant IPSPs.

You think slapping some fines down on people is ALL they've done or asked for? If so, I've got a bridge looking for a home...

Mastercard, in this instance, has been as much a perpetrator of fraudulent transactions as any webmaster or surfer has, by not releasing the card numbers to the processors and gateways that could decline these cards, by not notifying the issuing banks so the cards can be replaced, and by then penalizing merchants and issuing banks if these cards are used fraudulently.

All so they don't have egg on their face and an increased cost of doing business, THEY are considered the good guy by some of the non-thinking on this board?

Furthermore the fact that pretty much every complaint about a Mastercard sale to a processor results in an immediate credit -- REGARDLESS of the circumstances -- should make Mastercard happy. But NOOOOOOO, they want to penalize acquirers for doing what they imply needs to be done in order to make the consumers and Mastercard happy...

Quite frankly I would find it very disturbing if some of the Attorneys General were not taking a hard look at Mastercard in the states where this and other suits may originate.

I'd also be surprised if there is not a class action lawsuit going by the end of the week as other people in this industry realize that you cannot make them happy whether you play by their rules or whether you take their ball and go home.