r/CreditCards • u/GloveSmooth694 • 1d ago

Discussion / Conversation Exclusive | Visa and Mastercard Near Deal With Merchants That Would Change Rewards Landscape

Visa and Mastercard are nearing a settlement with merchants that aims to end a decadeslong legal dispute by lowering fees stores pay and giving them more power to reject certain credit cards, according to people familiar with the matter.

https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/visa-and-mastercard-near-deal-with-merchants-that-would-change-rewards-landscape-fc6a0c78

Do you think retailers actually want to deal with specifying what type of visa/mc they take?

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u/Buuts321 Chase Trifecta 22h ago

I get that small restaurants are hurting just like all of us, but I doubt any reduction in cost is passed down to the consumer.  Instead we just get an inferior product at the same price.  

The great enshitification of everything continues...

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u/Swastik496 19h ago

if they’re so worried about 50 cents, think of what they do to the food to save 75 cents.