Visa, Mastercard settle long-running antitrust suit over swipe fees with merchants

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/27/ [login to see] /visa-mastercard-settle-long-running-antitrust-suit-over-swipe-fees-with-merchant
The deal would lower and cap the fees charged by Visa and Mastercard and allow small businesses to collectively bargain for rates with the payment processors in a similar way that the large merchants do on their own now.