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Jun 03

Businesses urged to claim their share of multi-million class-action settlement with Visa, Mastercard

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Globe and Mail reported business groups are urging merchants to sign up for a multimillion-dollar class-action settlement with Visa and MasterCard over credit-card processing fees. Businesses urged to claim their…

Feb 08

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Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Letter

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Letter to FCAC

Mar 29

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Visa Canada and Mastercard’s Interchange Undertaking and Covid-19

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Visa letter to Minister Bill Morneau - PDF Mastercard letter to Minister Ng

Mar 28

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Message from Visa

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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…

Mar 27

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Visa, Mastercard’s plan to freeze swipe fees may deal another blow to Canadian merchants: Globe and Mail

By admin Advocacy, Industry Affairs, Policy Agenda

Read story published in Globe and Mail - March 27, 2020 - Visa, Mastercard’s plan to freeze swipe fees may deal another blow to Canadian merchants

Jun 19

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CFIG Opposes Surcharges

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In a Globe and Mail article on June 15, 2017, retailers will be able to charge an extra fee for visa and MasterCard credit card use. The Canadian Federation of…

May 09

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Canadian shoppers pay when Visa and MasterCard squeeze small business

By admin Advocacy, Industry Affairs, News, Policy Agenda

From the Financial Post - May 8, 2017 A recent column from Neil Mohindra (“Competition checks Visa fees,” April 7) contained both errors of omission and flat-out inaccuracies. In the…

Jan 23

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Small retailers also need a break from credit-card fees

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Gary Sands, Sr. VP of Policy and Advocacy at the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers and Chair of the Small Business Coalition wrote in this Globe and Mail column that…

Sep 15

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Wal-Mart’s Visa ban spreads to Manitoba

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Wal-Mart Canada Corp. will stop accepting Visa credit cards in all 16 of its Manitoba stores starting from October 24, according to a report in the Globe and Mail. The…

Sep 15

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Finance minister looks into credit-card fees

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According to a Toronto Star report, the Canadian Finance Minister said an assessment of Visa and MasterCard’s fee charges to merchants will be conducted to ensure that they have kept…

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Businesses urged to claim their share of multi-million class-action settlement with Visa, Mastercard

Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Letter

Visa Canada and Mastercard’s Interchange Undertaking and Covid-19

Message from Visa

Visa, Mastercard’s plan to freeze swipe fees may deal another blow to Canadian merchants: Globe and Mail

CFIG Opposes Surcharges

Canadian shoppers pay when Visa and MasterCard squeeze small business

Small retailers also need a break from credit-card fees

Wal-Mart’s Visa ban spreads to Manitoba

Finance minister looks into credit-card fees

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