Digital Transactions: Trying to Revive the CCCA, Durbin And Marshall Look to Make It an Amendment to the GENIUS Act
The Merchants Payments Coalition, which supports the CCCA, argues in favor of making the bill an amendment to the GENIUS Act, arguing that credit card fees account for more than 70% of the total $224 billion in card fees paid by merchants in 2023. Credit cards account for an estimated 40% of total U.S. spending, according to the 2024 State of the Industry Report from the research firm CMSPI. “It is time for Congress to deal with the hidden credit card fees driving up the prices of nearly everything we buy,” Doug Kantor, an executive committee member for the Merchants Payments Coalition and general counsel for the National Association of Convenience Stores, says in a statement. “Credit card companies are now even putting swipe fees on top of tariffs and pushing up prices even more. Congress needs to pass the Credit Card Competition Act to give Main Street and their customers a fighting chance against out-of-control fees.”
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Politico: Marshall files credit card swipe fee crackdown as crypto bill amendment
Doug Kantor, a representative for the Merchants Payments Coalition, which represents retailers, said in a statement that it "is time for Congress to deal with the hidden credit card fees driving up the prices of nearly everything we buy."
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Nation’s Largest Native American Tribes Endorse Credit Card Competition Act Saying Credit Card Swipe Fees ‘Literally Keep Food Out of Reach’
MPC welcomed a letter from the nation’s largest Native American tribes asking Congress to make the Credit Card Competition Act part of the GENIUS Act in order to hold down rising costs for tribal members.
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Merchants Welcome Move to Attach Credit Card ‘Swipe’ Fee Bill to Stablecoin Legislation Set for Vote in Senate
MPC welcomed a move toward a Senate vote on the Credit Card Competition Act amid growing support of efforts to reduce “swipe” fees that drive up costs for small businesses and prices for consumers by billions of dollars a year.
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Native News Online: Credit & Debit Card Swipes Keep More Than $1,110 Worth of Food Out of Reach for Native Families Annually
The Merchants Payments Coalition today welcomed a letter from some of the nation’s largest Native American tribes urging Congress to include the Credit Card Competition Act in the GENIUS Act, aiming to help reduce rising costs for tribal members.
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State Affairs: Cash or credit? State legislatures mull limiting fees tied to card swipes
A Nilson Report study found U.S. businesses paid a combined total of $187.2 billion in interchange fees in 2024, up from $172 billion in 2023 and up 70% since the pandemic. “With no competition to hold them in check, price-fixed swipe fees rise every year and shot up again last year,” said Christine Pollack, vice president of government relations at the Food Industry Association and a member of the Merchants Payments Coalition executive committee, when the report was released in March. “As Main Street small businesses and American families continue to face economic uncertainty, the giant card networks and Wall Street banks continue to take more money out of their pockets every day,” Pollack said. “These fees contribute to inflation and siphon off money that could be used to hold down prices or invest in local communities. Momentum for swipe fee reform is rapidly growing in Congress, and constituents in every district are calling on lawmakers to stand up for Main Street over Wall Street.”
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Punchbowl News: How retailers learned to love stablecoins
“We’re living the nightmare already,” Doug Kantor said, who serves as a member of the Merchants Payments Coalition. “The idea that there’s a spooky Big Tech monster around the corner does not seem all that scary to us.”
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Merchants Call for Consideration, Passage of the GENIUS Act
MPC encouraged prompt Senate floor consideration, debate and bipartisan passage of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act, saying time is of the essence to establish a clear and comprehensive regulatory framework for stablecoin payments. Enactment of the GENIUS Act would be part of an important set of reforms to advance competition in domestic payment innovation, MPC said.
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MPC Hill Blast: Native American Businesses Support the Credit Card Competition Act
Native American businesses get unfairly charged huge credit card swipe fees – just like off-reservation businesses. Here are some of their voices.
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Motley Fool: Average Credit Card Processing Fees and Costs in 2025
In 2024, credit card companies in the U.S. earned a record $148.5 billion from processing fees charged to merchants. Families paid an average of close to $1,200 in swipe fees in 2024, according to the Merchants Payments Coalition. The money made from these fees increased at a faster rate than the actual money spent on purchases, adding fuel to the already fierce debate between credit card companies and businesses that complain about so-called swipe fees.
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