by PR Staff | May 3, 2026 | 2026 Q2, Cost Optimization, Legal, Operations, Opinion, Sponsor Articles
Visa / MC Interchange Litigation Update Judge’s Questions Imply Preliminary Approval of Settlement Likely April 29, 2026 — Judge Brian Cogan of the Eastern District of New York was, at last, on full public display—or for many of us following the case, full...
by PR Staff | Apr 21, 2026 | 2026 Q2
Why Pay-by-Bank Is Becoming Structural to the Payments Stack Within a modern payments environment, Pay-by-Bank is not simply another method added at checkout. It introduces a different rail into the orchestration layer, with its own economics, risk profile, and...
by PR Staff | Jun 19, 2025 | 2025 Q2, Cost Optimization, Operations
The Payments Roundup team recently sat down with Alexandre (Alex) Gonthier, Founder and CEO of Trustly, Inc., to explore the evolution, current status, and future of Pay by Bank, also known as Open Banking-enabled payments. This payment method, initially developed...
by PR Staff | Jun 19, 2025 | 2025 Q2, Merchant Stories, Operations
If you don’t look closely at your credit card processing statement, you should. When a merchant accepts credit card payments, several types of fees contribute to the total cost. While some of these fees are mandated by the card networks (Visa / Mastercard) and...
by PR Staff | Jun 19, 2025 | 2025 Q2, Cost Optimization, Legal, Operations
As increasing credit card processing fees continue to erode thin retail margins, more merchants are reluctantly considering surcharging—adding a percentage fee when a consumer uses a credit card—to offset these massive and uncontrollable costs. While surcharging is...
