Reaction from the payments industry to the Justice Department’s announcement Tuesday that it is suing Visa Inc. over antitrust issues involving its debit card business was swift and pointed. As expected, representatives of the payments industry denounced the lawsuit as baseless, while representatives of the merchant community and legislators friendly …
Read More »The Government’s Lawsuit Gets Into the Weeds on How Visa Built And Maintains Its Debit Empire
The U.S. Department of Justice’s 71-page complaint accusing Visa Inc. of monopolizing U.S. debit networks goes into great detail about the company’s pricing strategies and attempts to get merchants and card issuers to direct their debit business toward Visa. Those efforts have been quite successful. Referring to Visa’s so-called “moat” …
Read More »The Justice Department May Haul Visa Into Court Over Debit Card Issues
The biggest question the payments industry is wrestling with this week is whether the U.S. Department of Justice is about to sue Visa Inc., apparently over debit card issues. The financial wires were abuzz with speculation Tuesday morning that the DoJ could file an antitrust lawsuit before the day is …
Read More »A Top Visa Official Outlines Four Big Trends Impacting Acquirers
Acquirers and independent sales organizations wanting to improve their standing among merchants should take note of four trends affecting payments today, according to Bill Dobbins, head of acquiring and enablement at Visa Inc. Dobbins, speaking at the Western States Acquirers Association conference in Las Vegas this week, outlined why the …
Read More »Rain Technology Launches an ATM Privacy Solution
Rain Technology, a provider a directional-display technology, has developed a solution that aims at reducing the risk of onlookers visually stealing a consumer’s PIN at an ATM. The solution, called ATM Switchable Privacy, enables as little as 0.2% of an ATM screen to be visible outside of a 45-degree viewing …
Read More »Gateway Reveals Card Breach and other Digital Transactions News Briefs from 9/12/24
Payment gateway Slim CD Inc. revealed a data breach resulting from suspicious activity it became aware of on June 15. The investigation found unauthorized system access between Aug. 17, 2023, and June 15, 2024. It says credit card information may have been viewed or obtained. Slim CD said it took measures to …
Read More »U.S. Bank Credit and Debit Cards Are Now in the Paze Wallet
Credit and debit cards from U.S. Bank are now ready to use with Paze, the online checkout platform, which comes preloaded with access to up to 150 million payment cards. Paze is in the midst of a national rollout as it seeks to give issuers an edge in e-commerce checkout. …
Read More »Adyen Rolls Out ‘Intelligent Routing’ in Response to Debit Network Choice
Adyen NV early Monday began launching what its calls an intelligent-routing service for debit cards intended to reduce merchants’ debit-acceptance costs and increase authorizations for purchases. The service, which enables Adyen to choose which network to route transactions over, was developed primarily in response to the Federal Reserve’s 2023 statement …
Read More »MyKaarma’s Surcharge Compliance and other Digital Transactions News Briefs from 9/9/24
MyKaarma, a payments service for automobile dealers, said its surcharge service, myKaarma Surcharge, has achieved compliance with Honest Pricing Laws that have been enacted in several states, including California and New York. Surcharging allows merchants to add their cost of credit card acceptance to a bill when a customer presents a credit …
Read More »PayPal Everywhere Debuts New Rewards for the PayPal Debit Card
With cash back as a favored consumer reward, PayPal Holdings Inc. is broadening its use with the debut of PayPal Everywhere, a rewards program for consumers on the PayPal Debit Mastercard. Announced Thursday, the program includes stackable cash-back offers and personalized ways to manage spending. It enables PayPal Debit cardholders …
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