Card Fees Rise Elsewhere After Interchange Caps Introduced
Following interchange being capped, non-regulated fees, such as scheme or network fees, increased substantially in the U.S., Australia, UK, and the EU.
One study indicates that 45% of the savings earned through interchange fee regulations were retained by acquirers. 2
A report commissioned by the European Commission estimated €280 million was gained in 2017 by card networks via higher network fees to merchants. 3
2-3. copenhagen-economics_march_ifr-report.pdf (copenhageneconomics.com)
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