The series of antitrust class action lawsuits first brought by U.S. merchants against Visa and Mastercard in 2006 continued its winding path toward closure as the parties announced in March 2024 that they had reached a...more
Lightning never strikes twice, as the saying goes. But as many merchants are finding out these days, misfortune, in fact, strikes in threes. Not only has COVID-19 caused a substantial slowdown in the U.S. economy and...more
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) recently exercised its authority to enforce laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive acts or practices committed by a financial institution under the Federal...more