Interchange Fees

Federal Reserve Extends Comment Period on Interchange Fee Proposal
Federal Reserve Extends Comment Period on Interchange Fee Proposal
January 23, 2024  |  Bank Regulation

The Federal Reserve Board has extended the comment period on its interchange fee proposal. Originally set to end on Feb. 12, the comment period is...

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American Express Faces Class-Action Lawsuit on Rules for Merchants 
American Express Faces Class-Action Lawsuit on Rules for Merchants 
January 10, 2024  |  Legal & Regulation

Debit card users in nearly a dozen states have been granted the ability to pursue class-action claims against American Express.  This follows a Tuesday (Jan. 9)...

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Card Interchange Fee Debate Confuses Costs With Who Pays Them
Card Interchange Fee Debate Confuses Costs With Who Pays Them
December 21, 2023  |  Credit Cards

Card interchange fees have fierce defenders and heated detractors. Turn on the financial news, and commentary might touch on whether cards are “free” — and...

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5 Things to Watch in Courts and on Capitol Hill that Will Impact Payments in 2024 
5 Things to Watch in Courts and on Capitol Hill that Will Impact Payments in...
December 20, 2023  |  Legal & Regulation

December’s on the way out. Congress is quiet, on recess until the beginning of next year. The Supreme Court’s not hearing arguments at the moment....

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Neobanks May Face Squeeze in Europe If X-Border Fee Caps Materialize
Neobanks May Face Squeeze in Europe If X-Border Fee Caps Materialize
December 13, 2023  |  Legal & Regulation

Beyond the card networks, among those that may feel the squeeze should cross-border interchange fees see new caps in the United Kingdom are neobanks. As...

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British Payment Regulator Calls for Cross-Border Card Fee Cap
British Payment Regulator Calls for Cross-Border Card Fee Cap
December 13, 2023  |  Legal & Regulation

Visa and Mastercard are under pressure to cap cross-border merchant fees in the U.K. The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) on Wednesday (Dec. 13) published an update to its review of cross-border...

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Lawsuit Accuses Visa of Electronic Payment Monopoly
Lawsuit Accuses Visa of Electronic Payment Monopoly
December 11, 2023  |  Legal & Regulation

Visa is reportedly facing an antitrust lawsuit alleging that it has blocked fair competition in the credit and debit card processing market. MiCamp Solutions, a provider...

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Judge Investigates ‘Suspicious’ Settlement Website Related to Visa, Mastercard Case
Judge Investigates ‘Suspicious’ Settlement Website Related to Visa, Mastercard Case
November 13, 2023  |  Legal & Regulation

Class-action settlements often involve websites with information for the class members. But in the case of a multibillion-dollar class action lawsuit against Visa and Mastercard,...

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Amid Great ‘Interchange Debate,’ What Happens to Rewards Programs?
Amid Great ‘Interchange Debate,’ What Happens to Rewards Programs?
November 01, 2023  |  Loyalty & Rewards

The debate over interchange is now fully underway (again) on Capitol Hill. The question remains as to what happens with rewards programs — the sweeteners,...

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