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		ghurlman on March 6, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Uncle Sam: If It Ends in .Com, It’s .Seizable Is this just a result of Visa, Mastercard, AmEx, etc. being American companies? Are there no non-American credit card conglomerates out there?

timbre on March 6, 2012 [–]

If it is just a result of the credit card companies being American, JCB is a fairly widespread non-American (Japanese) alternative.

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