Position on Expanding the Interchange Fee Regulation to Commercial Payment Cards
Position on Expanding the Interchange Fee Regulation to Commercial Payment Cards
June 2014
The measures proposed by the European Commission are not suitable for achieving a single market in card payment services. On the contrary, the measures proposed by EC would be harmful. The regulations would have the greatest negative effect on consumers, who are likely to incur relatively higher card handling fees, and to lose part of discounts or incentives.
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