American Prospect: The Credit Card Operative Helping Shape Democratic Primaries
“The claims they [the Small Business Payments Alliance] make are blatantly false … just about any small business is losing far more money in terms of costs to credit cards than they could ever possibly recoup in rewards, unless of course they’re getting these payoffs on the side,” said (MPC Executive Committee member) Doug Kantor, the general counsel for the National Association of Convenience Stores.
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Crypto Briefing: Senators Moreno and Lummis endorse Credit Card Competition Act, taking aim at Visa and Mastercard dominance
Merchant groups were enthusiastic. The Merchants Payments Coalition and the National Association of Convenience Stores both voiced support, framing the bill as a necessary competitive correction in a market that has long tilted in favor of the largest financial institutions.
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Punchbowl News: Can Moreno make credit card reform a threat?
“There is momentum to get the Credit Card Competition Act done this year,” said (MPC Executive Committee member) Doug Kantor, general counsel at the National Association of Convenience Stores.
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CardRates.com: Interchange Fight Grows as Three Senators Back Credit Card Bill
Doug Kantor, Executive Committee Member of the Merchants Payments Coalition and General Counsel for the National Association of Convenience Stores, thanked the three senators in a press release supporting the bill. “Each of these senators deserves credit for standing up to Wall Street megabanks and global card networks,” Kantor added. “Main Street businesses and their everyday customers will benefit. Swipe fees have been driving up the price of just about everything for far too long and we appreciate these senators striking a blow to stop it.”
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Progressive Grocer: Swipe Fee Reform Bill Gains Bipartisan Senate Support
“Each of these senators deserves credit for standing up to Wall Street megabanks and global card networks,” said Doug Kantor, MPC Executive Committee member and National Association of Convenience Stores general counsel. “Swipe fees have been driving up the price of just about everything for far too long and we appreciate these senators striking a blow to stop it.”
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NACS Daily: Cash or Credit: Two NACS Priorities Make Progress
“Thank you to Senators Moreno, Lummis and King,” said NACS General Counsel (and MPC Executive Committee member) Doug Kantor. “Each of these senators deserves credit for standing up to Wall Street megabanks and global card networks. Main Street businesses and their everyday customers will benefit. Swipe fees have been driving up the price of just about everything for far too long and we appreciate these senators striking a blow to stop it.”
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HBS Dealer: NLBMDA Joins Coalition Objection to Proposed Visa-Mastercard Settlement
NLBMDA has joined the Merchants Payments Coalition and other merchant organizations in objecting to the proposed settlement in the longstanding In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation.
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Woodall's Campground Magazine: OHI Urges Park Owners to Oppose a Credit Card Settlement
Credit card swipe fees have increased 80% since the pandemic, reaching a record $198 billion last year alone. As campground owners and operators, you feel this pain every day, which is why OHI, along with our partners in our other industries in the collective Merchants Payments Coalition, has been fighting hard for the Credit Card Competition Act in DC.
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PYMNTS: Credit Card Competition Act Gains New Senate Support
“Each of these senators deserves credit for standing up to Wall Street megabanks and global card networks,” Merchants Payments Coalition executive committee member and National Association of Convenience Stores general counsel Doug Kantor said in a news release. “Main Street businesses and their everyday customers will benefit. Swipe fees have been driving up the price of just about everything for far too long and we appreciate these senators striking a blow to stop it.”
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Scranton (Pa.) Times: Hold the card: Eateries embrace cash-only policy
Credit card and debit card swipe fees hit a record $198.25 billion in 2025 and are most merchants’ highest operating cost after labor, driving up prices by more than $1,200 a year for the average family, according to the Merchants Payments Coalition.
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