Electronic Payments Coalition
March 21, 2022 No Comments
For merchants and consumers, when it comes to the costs and benefits of choosing a form of payment, credit and debit cards are the clear-cut winner. Check out EPC’s latest…
Electronic Payments Coalition
March 10, 2022 No Comments
On January 19, 2022, the Merchant Payments Coalition (MPC) sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, highlighting Amazon’s decision to accept Visa credit cards in…
Electronic Payments Coalition
March 10, 2022 No Comments
Electronic payments have empowered small business owners across America to grow our economy and better serve our local communities. Upgrading to digital payments has helped bring small business owners into…
Electronic Payments Coalition
March 7, 2022 No Comments
In March 2022, the International Center for Law and Economics (ICLE) published a study analyzing the effects of price controls on payment-card interchange fees. Examining 20 years of previous literature…
Electronic Payments Coalition
February 11, 2022 No Comments
Angelino Viceisza, Ph.D., recently released a study addressing the potential impacts of interchange regulation on the U.S. card industry, particularly payment and routing mandates. The stated purpose of the study is to…
Electronic Payments Coalition
February 9, 2022 No Comments
What is credit routing, and how does it work? In this explainer video, EPC breaks down the process that allows consumers to receive both the rewards perks and the fraud…
Electronic Payments Coalition
February 3, 2022 No Comments
On February 1, 2022, several banking organizations, including a number of EPC members, penned a letter to the Federal Reserve. The letter was in response to the Fed’s recent proposal…
Electronic Payments Coalition
January 27, 2022 No Comments
Have you ever wondered how credit and debit cards work? The answer is interchange. Interchange fees are an essential part of the electronic payments ecosystem that ensures its functionality. Financial…
We are the credit unions, community banks, payment card networks, and institutions who support the backbone of our economic system: electronic payments.
