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MPC In the News June 25, 2024

Finextra: US judge rejects $30bn interchange fee settlement

Merchant Payments Coalition executive committee member Christopher Jones says: "Thankfully, the judge made the right call in recognising what a bad deal this would have been for Main Street merchants and their customers."

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Press Release June 24, 2024

Consumer and Merchant Groups Urge Senate to Reject Bill Delaying Fed Action on Debit Card Swipe Fees

More than 200 state and national organizations representing consumers and merchants called on the Senate to reject legislation that would delay the Federal Reserve’s proposal to reduce how much big banks are allowed to charge to process debit card transactions.

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MPC In the News June 18, 2024

Politico Morning Money: The fight over credit card swipe fees hits the road

“It really shows the momentum and the trends here,” said Doug Kantor, the general counsel of the National Association of Convenience Stores and a member at the Merchants Payments Coalition, adding that the efforts being undertaken at the state level are “part of a (growing) political and policy recognition that there’s a bigger problem here that has to be dealt with.”

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MPC In the News June 17, 2024

The Paypers: Visa, Mastercard's proposed antitrust settlement to be declined

In 2023 alone, interchange fees accounted for USD 172 million, nearly doubling in the last decade, as per the information provided by the Merchants Payments Coalition, which represents retailers, grocers, convenience stores, and gas stations.

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MPC In the News June 17, 2024

Philadelphia Business Journal: Banks decry proposed Pennsylvania legislation as $147M giveaway to big retailers

Citing data provided by the Merchants Payments Coalition, Scott and Samuelson said swipe fees are most merchants’ highest operating cost after labor and must be built into pricing, driving up expenses for the average family by close to $1,000 a year.

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MPC In the News June 14, 2024

Law360: Novel Ill. Swipe Fee Law Sparks New Banks V. Retailers Battle

Doug Kantor, (MPC Executive Committee member and) general counsel at the National Association of Convenience Stores, called the legislation "important and necessary." While NACS does not lobby at the state level and was not involved in negotiating the IFPA, it has encouraged state counterparts around the country to take up the swipe fee cause. "Credit card companies, unseen by almost anyone, take away the sales tax dollars that people give to their local stores before the stores can give it to the state, so those retailers have to dive into their own pockets to make up for the tax shortfall that the credit card industry creates," Kantor said. "It's clearly unjust. Retailers collect those taxes as a service to the state, and they shouldn't be penalized for it."

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MPC In the News June 14, 2024

Seeking Alpha: Wall Street Breakfast: Swipe Fees

Christopher Jones, executive committee member of Merchants Payments Coalition, argued that the settlement would have locked in cartel pricing and the judge's statement was "in support of justice for merchants and consumers."

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MPC In the News June 14, 2024

Seeking Alpha: Visa, Mastercard $30B settlement proposal may be rejected

"The judge made a strong statement in support of justice for merchants and consumers," said Christopher Jones, executive committee member, Merchants Payments Coalition. "This settlement would have done nothing to address the problem of how Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) centrally price fix swipe fees. Instead, the settlement would have locked in cartel pricing," he added.

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MPC In the News June 14, 2024

Venture Capital Post: Visa-Mastercard $30 Billion Swipe Fee Deal Setback as Judge Hints at Rejection

The total amount of swipe fees reached a staggering $172 billion, with a significant increase of over double in the past decade, as reported by the Merchants Payments Coalition. This coalition represents a wide range of businesses including retailers, grocers, convenience stores, and gas stations.

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MPC In the News June 14, 2024

NACS Daily: Consumers Will Spend $22.4 Billion This Father’s Day

“Credit card companies are snipping the end off the Father’s Day necktie with high swipe fees that drive up prices,” MPC Executive Committee member and National Grocers Association Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Counsel Christopher Jones said. “For families taking Dad out to the ballgame, swipe fees can equal the cost of a hot dog or a bag of Cracker Jacks. The credit card industry sees this special day as just another opportunity to make money. It’s time for Congress to stand up for dads by passing the Credit Card Competition Act.”

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