Interchange news and trends

Australia Officially Bans Excessive Credit Surcharges
Regulation // September 01, 2017

Australia has officially closed a legal loophole such that as of today, it is no longer legal to charge a credit card surcharge that is higher than the cost of taking the payment itself.  That adds up to about a 1.5 percent interchange fee for...

Apple Pay Striking Out With Australian Banks
International // August 17, 2015

Those looking forward to the day when they can use Apple Pay down under (with a card issued by an Australian bank) may be waiting for a bit longer. Reports in The Sydney Morning Herald indicate that Australia’s banks are less than wholly enthused to...

EU Parliament Votes To Limit Interchange Fees
Europe // March 11, 2015

The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday (March 10) to cap payment card interchange fees for consumer payments, according to Finextra. The 621-to-26 vote came after a deal was struck in December between lawmakers and the EU Council to set the caps at 0.2 percent...

Google And Dozens Of Others Settle With Visa And MasterCard
News // February 04, 2015

Google is one of dozens of merchants who asked a New York court on Friday (Jan. 30) to dismiss their lawsuits against Visa and MasterCard claiming that the card brands conspired to fix interchange fees for credit cards, Law360 reported on Monday (Jan. 2). As...

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Australia Officially Bans Excessive Credit Surcharges

September 01, 2017
Australia has officially closed a legal loophole such that as of today, it is no longer legal to charge a credit card surcharge that is higher than the cost of taking the payment itself.  That adds up to about a 1.5 percent interchange fee for Visa or Mastercard, or just 0.5 percent for a debit […]

Apple Pay Striking Out With Australian Banks

August 17, 2015
Those looking forward to the day when they can use Apple Pay down under (with a card issued by an Australian bank) may be waiting for a bit longer. Reports...

EU Parliament Votes To Limit Interchange Fees

March 11, 2015
The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday (March 10) to cap payment card interchange fees for consumer payments, according to Finextra. The 621-to-26 vote came after a deal was struck...

Google And Dozens Of Others Settle With Visa And MasterCard

February 04, 2015
Google is one of dozens of merchants who asked a New York court on Friday (Jan. 30) to dismiss their lawsuits against Visa and MasterCard claiming that the card brands...