With the national spotlight now shining on the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, questions are being raised regarding merchants’ ability to comply with the law. The biggest challenge facing merchants will be separating tax and tips on credit or debit card transactions submitted to their card processor so they can …

Illinois Senator Dick Durbin is refuting claims by plaintiffs in the Illinois interchange lawsuit that federal banking laws, such as the Durbin Amendment, supersede state laws. The latest back-and-forth is part of an unfolding lawsuit challenging the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act. In an amicus brief filed late Friday, Durbin …

Oil and gas giant BP plc early Monday launched a loyalty app called earnify, which enables BP customers to earn rewards points for fuel and in-store purchases at BP and Amoco locations. App users earn 1 point per $1 spent on fuel and 2 points per $1 spent on other …

The national legal battle over an Illinois interchange law continues to broaden in scope. Several national organizations representing merchants are expected to file amicus briefs with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Friday in support of the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act. The briefs are …

The battle over the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act has taken a huge new turn. Early Thursday, the Illinois Attorney General’s Office filed a motion with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois’s Eastern Division challenging an Amicus brief from the Office of the Comptroller of …

The Cleveland Browns of the National Football League are expanding their grab-and-go technology to food-and-beverage concessions throughout Huntington Bank Field, the team’s home stadium. The new service, called Express Access, will be available at 12 locations within the stadium, enabling consumers to place orders across the entire facility. Since 2023, …

Mastercard Inc. announced early Tuesday it is acquiring Minna Technologies, a provider of subscription-management applications. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The acquisition will enable consumers to more easily manage, renew, and cancel their subscriptions by providing them a single view of all their subscriptions within their banking apps …

Online grocery delivery provides recipients of SNAP benefits with increased access to food and helps them feel less self-conscious about using their benefits, says a survey Monday from online food-ordering and -delivery service DoorDash Inc. Some 74% of the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipients surveyed said online shopping helps …

Paymentus Holdings Inc., a provider of cloud-based bill-payment technology, has reached an agreement with health-care information-technology provider Altera Digital Health Inc. to include its electronic bill- presentment and payments platform in Altera’s suite of healthcare IT solutions. The deal is expected to streamline the billing and payment processes for health-care providers …

The Illinois Retail Merchants Association released a survey late Wednesday showing that voters in the state support the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act passed earlier this year. The survey comes hard on the heels of a lawsuit filed last month by several organizations representing banks and credit unions challenging the …