As CFIG members know, one of our top priorities over the last few years, is to keep fighting for continued reductions in credit card interchange fees. Last fall, reductions were…
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CBC News story PDF download: Why small business say they need Ottawa's help to get some relief on credit card fees https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/credit-card-fees-online-pandemic-small-business-1.5905596
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See Letter from CFIG Gary Sands to Ministers Freeland and Ng regarding credit card fees and e-commerce.
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Article originally posted in Financial Post https://financialpost.com/news/retail-marketing/independent-grocers-ask-feds-to-rein-in-e-commerce-credit-card-fees-as-online-orders-explode Download PDF A group of independent grocers is pushing the federal government to rein in credit-card companies charging high fees for online purchases,…
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Visa letter to Minister Bill Morneau - PDF Mastercard letter to Minister Ng
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Gary, Thank you for speaking this morning. I know these days are extraordinarily challenging for you and your members. As you are aware, Visa Canada entered into a revised…
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The Leader of the NDP, Jagmeet Singh, has promised to bring in a “hard cap” of 1% on credit card interchange fees, for all small- and medium-sized businesses. CFIG is…
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Release at noon, I believe. I have had discussions with all 3 parties on the issue of credit card fees. So hopefully, we will see the announcement today spur the…
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Please see the letter from MasterCard outlining changes to interchange rates. Download letter.
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