Tag: Merchants and swipe fees

Merchants had to adapt quickly, as shopping online became (virtually) the only way to shop. However, now, as lockdown restrictions are slowly lifting and business owners gear up for a return to semi-normalcy, there’s a new obstacle that needs to be overcome: hiking swipe fees.  Swipe fees add up: a burgeoning cost for merchants This upcoming April, major card processors like Visa and Mastercard plan to raise interchange fees for merchants – also known as swipe fees. For every transaction, merchants are required to pay interchange fees to card-issuing banks.…

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