# Should the credit card duopoly be broken?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-credit-card-duopoly-be-broken/969851>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 17, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-credit-card-duopoly-be-broken/969851 "2022-08-17T21:28:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bonum\_Legatum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bonum_legatum/32/6183_2.png) [@Bonum\_Legatum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bonum_Legatum)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-credit-card-duopoly-be-broken/969851/45 "2022-08-18T19:07:34Z")

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Here’s an earlier discussion (my blushes):

> [@Should Visa and Mastercard be broken up for being a duo-monopoly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-visa-and-mastercard-be-broken-up-for-being-a-duo-monopoly/961446):
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> Forgive my boundless ignorance on this subject, but it seems like there are only two real choices nowadays for bank-issued credit/debit cards - a card with the Visa or Mastercard logo. Have these companies reached the point where they should be broken up to encourage competition - like “baby bells”?

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