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Cryptocurrencies are the Future of Payments: Here is How Merchants Fit In

Retail TouchPoints

With banks and credit card companies warming up to the idea of Bitcoin trading and crypto rewards on card transactions, are they really extending the benefits of crypto to merchants, or is this just a play to get consumers to buy into a shiny new card that looks different but acts very much the same?

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Merchants oppose delay of Fed action on swipe fees

Mass Relators

WASHINGTON – More than 60 national and state organizations representing consumers and merchants have called on Congress to reject legislation introduced by Rep. The letter comes as the House Financial Services Committee holds a subcommittee hearing on H.R. cents as of 2021, according to the Merchants Payments Coalition.

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Mastercard faces court over anti-competitive deals with major retailers

Inside Retail

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says the financial services giant has been engaging in anticompetitive conduct since 2017 in the supply of debit card acceptance services, with the purpose of substantially lessening competition.

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Next-Gen Co-Brand Cards are Tailored to You, by You

Retail TouchPoints

Up-and-coming Generation Z (born in the mid- to late-’90s through 2010) consumers are increasingly interested in personalized offers and non-monetary benefits. A recent survey found that one in three Gen Z shoppers would switch merchants if given more personalized offers. He was previously based in the U.S. issuing community.

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Have Temu and Shein Thwarted Wish’s Hopes of a Comeback?

Retail TouchPoints

When it debuted back in 2010, Wish was the only game in town as far as manufacturer-direct discount shopping apps went. Doubling down on merchants outside of China. The company also signed a new partnership with South Korean logistics provider Rincos to streamline processes for its Korean merchants and onboarded a number of U.S.

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Wish Sold to Asian Ecommerce Platform Qoo10 for $173 Million

Retail TouchPoints

“Upon close, we expect the new Wish platform will have an improved customer experience through increased product assortment and merchant selection. And for our merchants, we will be able to offer fully integrated logistical capabilities to deliver unmatched cost-efficient services with high quality control and transparency.”

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Merchants call on Fed to cut debit card swipe fees

Mass Relators

WASHINGTON – The Merchants Payments Coalition on Tuesday called for the Federal Reserve to revise debit card swipe fee rules to reflect lower bank costs. The swipe fee regulations were adopted a decade ago, and a new Fed report shows that banks’ average cost of processing the transactions has since fallen by half.