Swipe Fees Will Add $2.5 Billion to Back-to-School Spending
For the average family that equates to the cost of a backpack or a lunchbox. 
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Merchants Say It's Time for Fed to Resolve Debit Routing and Fees
The urgency to address swipe fees amid near-record inflation is more pronounced than ever.
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Senator Delivers Powerful Speech on Swipe Fees
Durbin told the Senate that the fees are anticompetitive and are a cost to Americans.
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NACS Testifies at Senate Swipe Fee Hearing Today
Visa and Mastercard’s market power hurt American businesses, NACS general counsel says.
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Casey's Talks Cheese and Swipe Fees
The key ingredient for pizza costs 16% more than a year ago, and higher fuel prices mean credit card firms get a bigger slice of fees.
United States Kim Stewart Us Department Of Agriculture Wisconsin Department Of Workforce Development Bureau Of Labor Statistic Consumer Price Index Wisconsin Department
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Legislators Urge Visa, Mastercard to Cancel Swipe-Fee Increases
A bipartisan letter to the credit card companies said that the fees hurt consumers; swipe fees were up over 25.6% in c-stores last year.
United States Al Iskandariyah Beth Van Duyner Texas Dick Durbin Roger Marshallr Kansas Peter Welchd Vermont
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Swipe Fees Cost Each Consumer 2 Dozen Easter Eggs
Consumers will spend an average of $169.79 on Easter-related items this year for a total of $20.8 billion.
United States National Retail Federation Merchants Payments Coalition Federal Reserve Leon Buck Convenience Store
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Merchants Launch Ad Campaign as Swipe-Fee Hike Looms
The ads will target members of Congress ahead of a $1.2 billion swipe-fee increase next month.
United States United Kingdom Department Of Justice National Retail Federation Merchants Payments Coalition Tell Congress
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Merchants Call to Bring Swipe Fees Under Control as Card Use Increases
Convenience retailers paid over $10 billion in swipe fees in 2020.
United States United Kingdom Doug Kantor Department Of Justice Merchants Payments Coalition Federal Reserve
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A Central Bank Digital Currency Could Improve Payments, Fed Says
White paper says a potential CBDC could “support faster and cheaper payments” and “lower transaction costs.”
United States Merchants Payments Coalition Federal Reserve Convenience Store Convenience Stores C Store
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