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Why is it called a Cash Advance if my staff or myself purchase retail using our debit card

I used my own DEBIT card to purchase retail from my store but am told it’s a cash advance and now I have been penalized 

how is buying from my own business a cash advance

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This gets into the grey area of credit card processing.  People will swipe their own credit card for say $10k to get 10k in their account for only 3% or less vs the cash advance or writing a check off your credit card that is more like 15%.  It is also a way to try and launder money and get the money from the credit card free and then claim it as a false purchase or a fake account they didn't open.  Basically, people will always find a way to scam systems.

 

And then it hurts the honest people as credit card processors have to setup rules and regulations on things like this.

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This gets into the grey area of credit card processing.  People will swipe their own credit card for say $10k to get 10k in their account for only 3% or less vs the cash advance or writing a check off your credit card that is more like 15%.  It is also a way to try and launder money and get the money from the credit card free and then claim it as a false purchase or a fake account they didn't open.  Basically, people will always find a way to scam systems.

 

And then it hurts the honest people as credit card processors have to setup rules and regulations on things like this.

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Thank you so much for your response ❤️

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