Electronic Payments Coalition

How Retail Coalitions Mislead with Statistics

Merchant groups regularly make claims that stretch the truth, using unsound statistical arguments to mislead lawmakers, regulators, and the public about interchange. A closer look at these statistics illuminates their dependence on flawed logic and, in some cases, direct conflict with independent academic research.

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