Retailers to Appeal $7.25 Billion Swipe Fee Settlement

Written By Natalie Rutledge
Posted on November 28, 2012 by Natalie Rutledge

Retailers continue to fight hard against the $7.25 billion interchange fee settlement between merchants and Visa, MasterCard and several banks. On Tuesday, ten merchants and trade groups filed notice that they will challenge the settlement of this swipe fee price-fixing … Continue reading →

Swipe Fee Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval

Written By Bill Hardekopf
Posted on November 12, 2012 by Bill Hardekopf

Despite an outcry from retailers and trade groups, the proposed $7.25 billion settlement between merchants and Visa, MasterCard and several large banks over interchange fees took another step to becoming reality on Friday when a federal judge granted preliminary approval … Continue reading →

Retailers Continue to Battle Credit Card Settlement

Written By John Oldshue
Posted on October 12, 2012 by John Oldshue

The majority of plaintiffs named in the record $6 billion class-action settlement with Visa and MasterCard are now mounting an eleventh-hour effort to block the settlement. Ten of the 19 trade groups and retailers feel the settlement leaves issuers with … Continue reading →