‘Swipe fee’ settlement faces objections from plaintiffs 
Published: October 25, 2012
Tags: antitrust, credit cards, debit cards, Mastercard, swipe fees, visa
A proposed settlement between merchants and Visa, MasterCard and banks over “swipe fees” is facing an uphill battle after a majority of the named plaintiffs announced their intent to file objections.
Charging ‘swipe fees’ to credit card clients may be bad practice
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: August 6, 2012
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.
