October 13, 2022 Airlines For America Letter to Congress Opposing the Credit Card Competition Act More
Electronic Payments Coalition | September 19, 2022 Convenience Store Owners Oppose Interchange Regulations Convenience store owners are speaking out against the Credit Card Competition Act and explaining the detrimental harm that this legislation would cause. Check out what they’re saying below. More
Electronic Payments Coalition | August 29, 2022 Fact-Checking the Myths About the Credit Card Competition Act Time to set the record straight about the truth behind proposed credit card routing mandates being pushed by big-box retailers and their allies in Congress. Check out the latest EPC resources that debunks the myths being promoted about the so-called Credit Card Competition Act. More
Electronic Payments Coalition | August 25, 2022 EPC Corrects NRF’s Talking Points on Harmful Credit Card Routing Bill There have been a lot of misleading claims and flat out mistruths that have been published recently from merchant and retail special interest groups about recently proposed credit card routing mandates. In order to set the record straight, the Electronic Payments Coalition wanted to help correct some talking points that retailers are sending to members of Congress about the Credit Card Competition Act. More
Electronic Payments Coalition | July 26, 2022 EPC’s Response to NACS’s Myth vs. Fact on Routing Below, EPC sets the record straight on credit and debit card routing, dispelling the myths that the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) propounds on the topic. More
Electronic Payments Coalition | July 25, 2022 Credit and Debit Card Holds at the Gas Station, Explained With gas prices on the rise, many are wondering why gas stations are placing transaction holds on their credit or debit card. Below, we break down what happens when you fill up your tank with your card, and why holds are applied. More
Electronic Payments Coalition | June 29, 2022 EPC Q2 2022 Data Dashboard Today, the Electronic Payments Coalition (EPC) released its 2022 Q2 Data Dashboard, providing a quarterly update on various data related to the credit and debit card system, including interchange and merchant discount rates, BNPL, electronic payments, and consumer stress. This quarter’s Dashboard features the impact of record-high levels of inflation on the electronic payments ecosystem. More
Electronic Payments Coalition | May 3, 2022 The Biggest Whoppers that the Merchant Payments Coalition Has Told Congress The Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC) has routinely contacted Congress and the media over the last two years. MPC’s messaging to lawmakers, unfortunately, has gone from half-truths to outright fabrications. It takes only a few minutes of research to discover the reality behind the mistruths that MPC routinely spreads to mislead members of Congress. Here are just a few of their biggest whoppers. More
Electronic Payments Coalition | April 4, 2022 The Value of Electronic Payments: Merchants in Their Own Words Big-box retailers and merchant coalitions are once again asking Congress to gift them ANOTHER government handout by enacting harmful credit card routing mandates that will undermine fraud security and hurt consumers. But if you listen to what merchants are saying about the value of electronic payments in their own words, you’ll see that retailers are actually making record profits with the help of digital payments. More
Electronic Payments Coalition | March 23, 2022 EPC Q1 2022 Data Dashboard Today, the EPC released its Q1 2022 Data Dashboard, providing a quarterly update on various metrics related to the electronic payments industry. This quarter, the Data Dashboard discusses Buy Now, Pay Later, contactless cards, e-commerce, and interchange. Read the full report below. More
November 12, 2025 Washington Reporter: “Business-to-business solutions are always preferable”: U.S. Senator, Republican officials praise credit card settlement EPC Read Press Releases / Statements
November 10, 2025 EPC Statement on Merchant–Payment Network Settlement Agreement EPC Read Press Releases / Statements