Europe is pushing for alternatives to Visa and Mastercard as officials warn that heavy reliance on US payment networks poses economic risks.

A proposed settlement between Visa, Mastercard, and U.S. merchants could change what happens at the register, letting stores refuse certain high-cost cards if a federal judge signs off. The deal, part ...

Europe must "urgently" reduce its reliance on U.S. payment processing companies such as Visa and Mastercard , the head of the ...

・The Credit Card Competition Act, introduced in 2023, is legislation that would “enhance competition and choice in the credit card network market, which is currently dominated by the Visa-Mastercard ...

Visa/Mastercard may cut swipe fees a hair (about 0.1%), which helps stores but won’t show up as obvious price drops for shoppers Stores could get more power to favor cheaper cards and even say “no” to ...

As of December 2025, American companies Visa and Mastercard are processing nearly two-thirds of card payments in the Eurozone ...

Visa and Mastercard have proposed a settlement in their long-running legal dispute with merchants and retailers over how much they charge merchants to accept their cards. The most important part of ...

The consumer has long been the engine of U.S. economic growth, with consumer spending or spending on behalf of consumers making up about 70% of the economy. With that, Visa (NYSE:V) and Mastercard's ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A proposed Visa-Mastercard settlement would allow merchants to reject high-reward credit cards, potentially ...

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