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Published 09:57 17 Nov 2021 GMT
Updated 10:33 17 Nov 2021 GMT
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"As a result of Visa's continued high cost of payments, we regret that Amazon.co.uk will no longer accept UK-issued Visa credit cards as of 19 January, 2022," read the emailed statement.
Amazon customers were informed that Visa debit cards, Mastercard and Amex credit cards and Eurocard could still be used on-site, says Reuters.
In other Amazon news, Bloomberg has learned that Sainsbury's will be the first to license Amazon's camera-based shopping system.
The store in London's High Holborn district said it was testing an "upgraded version" of SmartShop with employees in a Holborn store.
Neither Amazon nor Sainsbury's have confirmed they are working together despite ploys from outlets like Bloomberg and Engadget to comment on the situation.
Amazon's cashierless systems first launched in 2018 with a single Amazon Go store in Seattle. Now, Amazon has a dozen stores in the US and six in the UK under the name Amazon Fresh. Their sale of the system to Sainbury's shouldn't be too surprising, as the tech giant previously licensed its tech to Hudson markets, OTG CIBO Express and Delaware North.
Could this mark the start of a reduced human presence in stores across the UK? Bad news for Karens, as you can't really ask to speak to a higher-up robot.

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