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by mbesto 1233 days ago
> that can dictate prices

Prices that are capped by the government:

The Fed’s 2011 rules capped fees at 21 cents plus five basis points of each transaction, and also allowed an additional one cent fee per transaction for fraud prevention, where applicable.[0]

[0] - https://news.bloomberglaw.com/antitrust/biden-takes-on-visa-...

2 comments

That's for debit cards only. Which Visa/MC have knee capped with their monopoly power so it doesn't really matter. Actually helps as a distraction
Also capped in Europe https://www.adyen.com/en_GB/blog/all-you-need-to-know-about-... (credit and debit). But I see that as acknowledgement the companies are too large and duopoly.