Tagged: fees

January 16, 2026 @ 11:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

London’s High Court has dismissed a legal challenge brought by major payment processors Mastercard (NYSE: MA), Visa (NYSE: V) and digital bank Revolut against proposed limits on cross-border card transaction fees. The ruling, issued on January 15, 2026, affirms the authority of the UK’s Payments Systems… Read More

June 29, 2025 @ 10:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a key decision, the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has ruled that the multilateral interchange fees (MIFs) charged by Visa and Mastercard to retailers violate European competition law. This ruling, delivered in June 2025, marks a significant moment in the ongoing scrutiny of payment… Read More

January 8, 2024 @ 3:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bitcoin spot ETF approvals are expected to be announced this week. The final decisions are now expected to come this Wednesday, with trading starting before the end of this current week. In preparation for all of this, each ETF administrator is required to disclose… Read More

October 26, 2022 @ 6:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

President Joe Biden issued a statement today declaring “junk fees” wrong and illegal. In what may be an electioneering move, the President declared: “… my administration is also making clear: Surprise overdraft fees are illegal.  Listen to how those fees work.  And some of —… Read More

May 10, 2021 @ 1:02 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Digital bank Revolut announced on Monday it is temporarily waiving fees on cross-border remittance payments made to India, following the country’s latest surge in COVID-19 cases. As of this weekend, India has more than 400,000 COVID-19 cases and 7-day average of deaths more than 3,700. … Read More

May 14, 2020 @ 9:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Rapyd, a global B2B Fintech as a Service provider, announced on Thursday it has launched a new initiative, the Rapyd Social Responsibility and will be waiving foreign exchange and processing fees on the first $100,000 in total processing volume for new businesses in the U.S., Brazil, and Mexico that… Read More

February 13, 2020 @ 9:07 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitcoin IRA, a company that allows individuals to invest in cryptocurrency, announced on Thursday it has lowered its rates for 2020 based on improvements to its 24/7 self-trading platform and its OTC liquidity partner. Bitcoin IRA reported it has lowered its platform fees by 25%… Read More

October 17, 2019 @ 10:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptocurrency trading platform PrimeXBT announced on Thursday its new fee system, which lowers fees up to 50% for active traders. The platform reported that it continues to grow its competitive advantage by reducing the already low fees offered on its advanced trading platform, encouraging increased… Read More

July 28, 2016 @ 10:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

This week, Spark Foundation’s Givealittle announced starting September 1st it is charging a flat 5% fee, inclusive of goods and services tax (GST), on the amount raised by campaigns on its crowdfunding platform. The website declared in an official statement the soul purpose of the fee is to keep… Read More

May 23, 2016 @ 9:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs recently announced its new fee structure for raising funds, known as Seedrs Nominee. The company stated, after listening to entrepreneur and investor feedback, it is looking for ways to make its portal more effective for everyone. Seedrs revealed the new simple tiered… Read More

February 3, 2016 @ 2:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, PledgeMe co-founder Anna Guenther announced a new program for the platform called “CrowdfundingU.” Guenther took to the crowdfunding portal’s blog and wrote: “Team PledgeMe has learned a lot over the last year. And now with 12 equity campaigns funded (out of 19… Read More