Amazon will cease accepting bank cards from Visa as early as January, in keeping with a number of experiences early Wednesday. Why? It’s one more factor that may be blamed on Brexit, the UK’s break up from the European Union in 2020.

Last month, Visa raised the charges it fees on-line retailers for every transaction, something it blamed on the UK leaving the EU. In flip, Amazon says it merely doesn’t need to pay increased charges and can cease accepting Visa bank cards, although Visa debit playing cards will nonetheless be accepted by way of the net retailer.

Visa clearly isn’t pleased with the state of affairs, however the firm is making an attempt to place a constructive spin on the instant state of affairs. Visa identified that Amazon will nonetheless be accepting all Visa bank cards within the UK by way of Christmas and advised they could have the ability to get issues sorted out by the January 19 deadline imposed by Amazon.

“UK shoppers can use their Visa debit and credit cards at Amazon UK today and throughout the holiday season,” a spokesperson for Visa advised Gizmodo by e-mail early Wednesday morning.

“We are very disappointed that Amazon is threatening to restrict consumer choice in the future. When consumer choice is limited, nobody wins,” the spokesperson continued.

“We have a long-standing relationship with Amazon, and we continue to work toward a resolution, so our cardholders can use their preferred Visa credit cards at Amazon UK without Amazon-imposed restrictions come January 2022.”

Amazon didn’t reply to a request for remark early Wednesday.

Visa wasn’t the one monetary establishment to begin charging increased charges after Brexit. Mastercard did one thing related, although increased bank card charges are actually the least of Britain’s worries in the mean time. The UK is affected by a scarcity of truck drivers—a career that previously relied on a big immigrant inhabitants—leaving empty cabinets in lots of grocery shops throughout the nation.

The UK is making an attempt to get extra drivers by instituting a streamlined immigrant visa system, however there have been few takers, in keeping with the BBC. Great work, Britain. Or, extra particularly, Britain’s Boomers. You actually knocked it out of the park with this complete Brexit factor. Surely, meals shortages and better bank card charges are only the start in a protracted line of nice improvements you’ve delivered to your nation.