Payments players react to debit cap cut
Payments Dive
OCTOBER 31, 2023
The CEOs of Mastercard and Global Payments chimed in with opposing views of the Federal Reserve Board’s proposal to lower the cap on debit interchange.
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Payments Dive
OCTOBER 31, 2023
The CEOs of Mastercard and Global Payments chimed in with opposing views of the Federal Reserve Board’s proposal to lower the cap on debit interchange.
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The payments credit union service organization (CUSO) found that year-over-year spending for the first 21 days of the month was higher by 9 percent overall, but the travel industry saw a large 30.3 percent year over year, with debit card incremental spend coming out ahead of credit cards by 3.5 percent drop. or 25 percent.
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PYMNTS
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