Merchants Allowed to Surcharge

Beginning January 27, 2013, merchants in the United States and U.S. Territories will be permitted to impose a surcharge on consumers when they use a credit card. Historically Visa has not permitted retailer surcharging, but allowing surcharging was a key provision...

Visa Rules on Surcharging for Merchants

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York has preliminarily approved a proposed settlement agreement in antitrust litigation regarding interchange fees and merchant discounts. As part of the settlement, Visa will be implementing certain Visa...