Merchants assail card fees pact

This story was originally published on Payments Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Payments Dive newsletter. Merchant groups attacked a settlement to end decades of litigation over card networks’ interchange fees, alleging in court filings this week that the proposed pact still gives Visa and Mastercard far too much legal immunity and leeway to set fees. Several of the objecting merchants said Friday that the settlement reached last month largely resembles a prior agreem ...