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Justice Department Accuses Visa of Hindering Innovation by Monopolising Debit Network Markets

The Fintech Times

Visa has been accused of maintaining a monopoly over debit network markets in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act. In 2020, the Justice Department filed a civil antitrust lawsuit to stop Visa from acquiring Plaid , a technology company that powers fintech apps developing disruptive options for online debit payments.

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Routing headwinds are the reason for debit networks' lag

Payments Source

debit networks have always been strong supporters of open standards created through open, consensus building, says the Secure Remote Payment Council's Paul Tomasofsky.

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Fiserv lands Uber, eBay as debit network clients

Payments Dive

The payment processing giant has signed more than a dozen large e-commerce clients following the Federal Reserve’s clarification of the debit routing rule.

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FIS Leverages Scale and NYCE Debit Network to Enable Streamlined P2P Payment Capabilities within Digital Banking Platforms

Fintech Finance

As a global leader in financial technology, FIS will help us extend that reach to provide a payment service that finally delivers on the promise of P2P, allowing money to be moved safely, inexpensively, and through the broadest possible number of networks.”

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Debit network players gear up for July

Payments Dive

Card network operators Visa, Mastercard and Fiserv are bracing for change in light of the Federal Reserve’s debit routing rule clarification.

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Italy’s Bancomat debit network adds Jiffy P2P

Payments Source

Italy’s domestic debit network Bancomat is integrating the country’s Jiffy P2P service to expand mobile payment services to 37 million bank customers.

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Retailers, debit networks form group to strengthen security

Payments Source

Retailer associations and debit network providers have formed the Secure Payments Partnership, designed to address the ongoing problem of payment fraud.