Interchange Fees

UK Regulator Fines Four NatWest Banks for Interchange Fee Violations
UK Regulator Fines Four NatWest Banks for Interchange Fee Violations
May 12, 2022  |  Regulation

Four NatWest Group banks — National Westminster Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland, Ulster Bank and Coutts & Co. — were hit with fines totaling $1.9...

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Senate Democrats Grill Visa, Mastercard over Swipe Fees
Senate Democrats Grill Visa, Mastercard over Swipe Fees
May 05, 2022  |  Payment Methods

At a U.S. Senate hearing Wednesday (May 4), Visa and Mastercard defended their credit card fees while retailers and consumer groups accused the card networks...

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Interchange Fees Catch Heat, and Are Defended, on Capitol Hill  
Interchange Fees Catch Heat, and Are Defended, on Capitol Hill  
May 05, 2022  |  Credit Cards

At a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing on Wednesday (May 4), interchange fees — levied on merchants as credit cards are swiped, paid out...

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Emirates Airline Pushes ePayments To Avoid Interchange Fees
Emirates Airline Pushes ePayments To Avoid Interchange Fees
July 06, 2021  |  International

Emirates airline is at the forefront of an industry effort to encourage customers to pay carriers directly from bank accounts without involving third parties and...

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NuOrder: Automation, Standardization Can Reduce Cross Border eCommerce Payments Fees
NuOrder: Automation, Standardization Can Reduce Cross Border eCommerce Payments Fees
June 24, 2021  |  Active Tracker

Interchange fees, assessed by credit card companies on merchants for credit and debit card transactions, have taken center stage. Companies are assessed these costs by...

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Deep Dive: How Open Banking-Powered Payments Could Offer U.S. Merchants A Reprieve From Interchange Fees
Deep Dive: How Open Banking-Powered Payments Could Offer U.S. Merchants A Reprieve From Interchange Fees
April 27, 2021  |  Banking

U.S. merchants have long borne the expense of interchange fees for card-based transactions, often regarded as an inescapable cost of doing business in a country...

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BNP Paribas: Open Banking APIs Deliver An ‘Invisible’ Payment Experience
BNP Paribas: Open Banking APIs Deliver An ‘Invisible’ Payment Experience
April 23, 2021  |  Banking

Open banking’s reach has expanded significantly since 2018 when financial regulators in the United Kingdom first required the nation’s largest banks to begin allowing FinTechs...

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Mastercard And Visa Lose Legal Round In Europe Over Swipe Fees
Mastercard And Visa Lose Legal Round In Europe Over Swipe Fees
June 17, 2020  |  Legal

In the United Kingdom, and for the payment network giants in the decades-long legal battle over interchange fees — next stop, trial court? Wednesday, the...

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Mastercard And Visa Lose Legal Round In The UK Over Swipe Fees
Mastercard And Visa Lose Legal Round In The UK Over Swipe Fees
June 17, 2020  |  Legal

Two of the world’s largest credit card companies have lost their bid to assess fees on retailers in the United Kingdom. Britain’s Supreme Court has...

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