Transaction Fees news and trends

Judge Rules Against Sanctioning Law Firm in Visa, Mastercard Settlement
Legal // July 15, 2024

A federal magistrate judge ruled Saturday (July 13) that plaintiffs law firm Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman would not be sanctioned at this time for submitting fake claims in an antitrust settlement with Visa and Mastercard. In his ruling, U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph Marutollo said...

Shared Payments Models Rewrite Economics of Commercial Cards
B2B Payments // March 26, 2024

When it comes to business-to-business (B2B) payments, it’s easy to get blindsided by the staggering $100 trillion-plus annual transaction volume and miss the real action. It’s not about the money moving around; it’s about the current friction associated with workflows and data handling that set...

Payment Processors Adapt Strategies to Woo Main Street SMBs
B2B Payments // November 24, 2023

Small-to-mid-sized businesses (SMBs) on the main streets of the United States heavily rely on payment processors to facilitate their transactions. While PayPal and Square dominate the market, in the recent survey, Main Street Health in Q3 2023 from PYMNTS Intelligence and Enigma revealed that 85%...

1 in 6 Main Street SMB Retailers Are Considering Switching Payment Processors
SMBs // October 17, 2023

The competition in the payment processor market is fierce because of the success of incumbent leaders, as the majority of Main Street small to midsized business (SMB) retailers are satisfied with their current processors. However, there are opportunities to make a mark with lower transaction...

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Shared Payments Models Rewrite Economics of Commercial Cards

March 26, 2024
When it comes to business-to-business (B2B) payments, it’s easy to get blindsided by the staggering $100 trillion-plus annual transaction volume and miss the real action. It’s not about the money moving around; it’s about the current friction associated with workflows and data handling that set the stage for these payments. That’s where the magic — […]

1 in 6 Main Street SMB Retailers Are Considering Switching Payment Processors

October 17, 2023
The competition in the payment processor market is fierce because of the success of incumbent leaders, as the majority of Main Street small to midsized business (SMB) retailers are satisfied...

59% of Small Businesses Would Switch to Cheaper Payment Processors

September 29, 2023
Small to midsized businesses (SMBs) on Main Street, U.S.A., view their payment processors favorably. With 85% of SMBs satisfied with their processor, those seeking to expand their client base must...

Quick Reads
EU Banks Have ‘Serious Concerns’ About UK Transaction Fee Cap

August 14, 2024
European banks reportedly have issues with the U.K.’s plan to cap international digital transaction fees. A pair of trade organizations — the European Banking Federation and Payments Europe — say the proposal by the British Treasury was “potentially discriminatory” and a “risk to the integrity of national payments and retail banking markets in the EU,” the Financial Times (FT) reported Wednesday […]

Judge Rules Against Sanctioning Law Firm in Visa, Mastercard Settlement

July 15, 2024
A federal magistrate judge ruled Saturday (July 13) that plaintiffs law firm Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman would not be sanctioned at this time for submitting fake claims in an...

WooCommerce and Veem Partner to Expand Global Commercial Payments

October 12, 2023
Open-source eCommerce platform WooCommerce has announced a partnership with Veem, a global payments provider, in a Thursday (Oct. 12) press release. This collaboration aims to extend business-to-business (B2B) payment capabilities...

FLEETCOR Agrees to Comply With Court Ruling in FTC Disclosure Practices Case

June 11, 2023
Payments company FLEETCOR says it has closed out a four-year legal battle with the FTC. The company announced Friday (June 9) that it had received a court order in a marketing practices and...