Payment Facilitator, or PayFac, is a method that makes it easier for businesses to accept digital payments. Rather than having every merchant create their own account with a bank, PayFac facilitates it on its own account. This speeds up onboarding, decreases paperwork, and enables small and medium-sized enterprises to begin...
Comparing the Payment Card Interchange Fee Settlement to other Class Actions
A class action, in essence, a most powerful legal mechanism, is designed in United States law to bring a multitude of individual claims into a single case. The Payment Card Interchange Fee Settlement is an extraordinary case in itself, but what makes it extraordinary is the uniqueness of its traits...
Legal Definitions and Terms Related To The Settlement
In March 2024, a proposed class settlement agreement was announced relating to the antitrust class action lawsuits against Visa and Mastercard in 2006, when U.S. merchants initiated the lawsuits. The settlement marks a significant step toward resolving the long-standing legal issues. The settlement of the Payment Card Interchange Fee Class...