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November 21, 2025
How consumers see card threats
:A Nilson Report released in January suggested fraud losses in card payments will reach $403.88 billion globally over the next ten years. Card-not-present transactions in the U.S. are particularly at risk, the report noted."
December 10, 2025
Credit card swipe fees are higher than ever, causing "cost creep"
"The average swipe fee Visa and Mastercard — the two biggest players — charged merchants last year was 2.35%, a new high, according to Nilson Report, an industry publication."
November 13, 2025
The golden age of US credit card rewards may be at an end
"Retailers, unsurprisingly, hate swipe fees, which last year doubled to $148bn from 2016 levels, according to The Nilson Report. For many, they rank second only to wages as a cost of doing business."
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