swipe fees

Mastercard and Consumer Advocate Agree to Settle British Swipe Fee Lawsuit
Mastercard and Consumer Advocate Agree to Settle British Swipe Fee Lawsuit
December 03, 2024  |  Mastercard

Mastercard and a consumer advocate reportedly reached an agreement in principle to settle a long-running British lawsuit regarding card fees. The company and Walter Merricks announced...

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Visa and Mastercard Will Keep EU Tourist Fee Cap 5 More Years
Visa and Mastercard Will Keep EU Tourist Fee Cap 5 More Years
July 05, 2024  |  Credit Cards

Visa and Mastercard have reportedly agreed to extend caps on tourist card fees in Europe. As Reuters reported Friday (July 5), the card companies and European Union regulators...

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Neobanks See An Opportunity As Banks Move Away From Free Services
Neobanks See An Opportunity As Banks Move Away From Free Services
July 05, 2024  |  Banking

The arguably natural consequences of fee caps and limits on debit interchange — and the uncertainty of the regulatory climate — are now showing up...

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Update: Judge in Mastercard and Visa Settlement Case Posts 88-Page Opinion
Update: Judge in Mastercard and Visa Settlement Case Posts 88-Page Opinion
July 02, 2024  |  Legal

After three days of sparse quotes and speculation, the New York Eastern District court judge presiding over the latest chapter in the proposed credit card...

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Supreme Court Sides With Retailers in Debit Card Swipe Fee Case
Supreme Court Sides With Retailers in Debit Card Swipe Fee Case
July 01, 2024  |  Legal

The Supreme Court handed a victory to retailers battling debit card “swipe fees.” The high court’s 6-3 ruling Monday (July 1) sided with the plaintiffs...

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Swipe Fee Settlement Judge Says $30 Billion Agreement Is ‘Paltry’
Swipe Fee Settlement Judge Says $30 Billion Agreement Is ‘Paltry’
June 30, 2024  |  Credit Cards

Last week, a federal judge rejected Visa and Mastercard’s $30 billion settlement with merchants. Now, new court filings provide more detail about U.S. District Judge...

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

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. And...

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Report: Judge Expected to Reject Visa, Mastercard Swipe Fee Settlement
Report: Judge Expected to Reject Visa, Mastercard Swipe Fee Settlement
June 13, 2024  |  Legal

Credit card swipe fee litigation that has been fought for two decades is reportedly likely to remain unresolved for some time longer. A federal judge...

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UK Tribunal Allows Class Action Lawsuits Against Visa, Mastercard
UK Tribunal Allows Class Action Lawsuits Against Visa, Mastercard
June 07, 2024  |  Legal

Visa and Mastercard are facing new lawsuits over multilateral interchange fees. The United Kingdom Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled Friday (June 7) that collective proceedings —...

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