Charging ‘swipe fees’ to credit card clients may be bad practice 
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Tags: credit cards, Mastercard, practice management, swipe fees, technology, visa
In the wake of a proposed settlement between credit card-issuers Visa and MasterCard and merchants that would allow vendors to pass along “swipe fees” to their customers, lawyers who accept credit card payments are grappling with the issue of whether such up-charges are a good practice.
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