Credit Card Swipe Fees news and trends

New Zealand’s Commerce Commission Proposes Cutting Merchant Card Fees
Regulation // December 18, 2024

New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has proposed reducing the fees the country’s businesses pay for accepting Mastercard and Visa payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

Visa, Mastercard Warn of ‘Unintended Consequences’ From CCCA at Senate Hearing
Credit Cards // November 19, 2024

So called “credit card swipe fees” — specifically, interchange fees — burden consumers and businesses, resulting in higher prices charged for goods and services, critics charged at a Senate hearing on Tuesday morning (Nov. 19). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Rejected: Judge Nixes $30 Billion Swipe Fee Settlement
Legal // June 25, 2024

Nothing’s settled, it seems — except that the $30 billion so-called “swipe fee” settlement is, at least in this incarnation, seemingly dead and gone. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Mastercard, Visa Settlement Could Impact Rewards Small Businesses Value
Credit Cards // March 29, 2024

This week, Mastercard and Visa reached a multi-billion dollar settlement that may bring an end to 20-year legal battle between the two financial giants and merchants. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Rejected: Judge Nixes $30 Billion Swipe Fee Settlement

June 25, 2024
Nothing’s settled, it seems — except that the $30 billion so-called “swipe fee” settlement is, at least in this incarnation, seemingly dead and gone. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS […]

Will NY’s New Limits Herald the End of Credit Card Surcharges?

February 12, 2024
State by state, limit by limit, the age of credit card surcharges may be drawing to an end. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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UK Tribunal Finalizes Settlement in Class Action Against Mastercard

May 20, 2025
The U.K.’s Competition Appeal Tribunal announced its judgment Tuesday (May 20) in a long-running class action lawsuit that was brought against Mastercard over its swipe fees. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily […]

New Zealand’s Commerce Commission Proposes Cutting Merchant Card Fees

December 18, 2024
New Zealand’s Commerce Commission has proposed reducing the fees the country’s businesses pay for accepting Mastercard and Visa payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Mastercard, Visa Reach Settlement With Merchants in Swipe Fee Lawsuit

March 26, 2024
Mastercard and Visa have reached a class action settlement with U.S. merchants, in a deal that aims to end 20 years of antitrust litigation around swipe fees and restrictions placed...

Block Sues Visa and Mastercard Over Interchange Fees

July 17, 2023
Visa and Mastercard have been accused by Block of conspiring to inflate fees and increase retail prices paid. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...