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Payments news ·
Credit Card Competition Act 2026: Merchant Impact
On Jan 13, 2026, senators reintroduced the Credit Card Competition Act (S.3623) with a first-ever presidential endorsement. What it means for merchants.
Payments news ·
Visa Level 2 CEDP Sunset: April 2026 B2B Rule
Visa retired the standalone Level 2 interchange incentive in mid-April 2026. Commercial cards now need full Level 3 data for the reduced CEDP rate.
Payments news ·
Visa Mastercard Settlement 2026: What Changes for Merchants
On June 9, 2026 a judge granted preliminary approval to the ~$38B Visa/Mastercard swipe-fee settlement. Here is what changes for merchants, and when.
Payments compliance analysis ·
PCI DSS 4.0.1: Payment-Page Script Rules Bite in 2026
2026 is the first full PCI DSS v4.0.1 assessment cycle for rules 6.4.3 and 11.6.1 — what merchants must inventory, authorize, and monitor on payment pages.
Payments analysis ·
FedNow Instant Payments 2026: Q2 Volume Nearly Doubles
New Federal Reserve data shows FedNow settled ~5.0M instant payments in Q2 2026, up 83% from Q1. What maturing real-time rails mean for small businesses.
Payments news ·
Contactless Payment Trends 2026: What Merchants Need
Where tap-to-pay, mobile wallets and instant payments are heading in 2026 — a dated, sourced trends briefing for US merchants.
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