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EPC educates policymakers, consumers & the media on the value, innovation, convenience, security & competition that exists in the electronic payments system.

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The Electronic Payments Coalition
2 months
🚨 Here we go again.🚨 Senators Durbin & Marshall are trying to RAM THROUGH their harmful credit card routing mandates. Durbin-Marshall is a gift to corporate mega-stores — and a threat to consumers, small businesses & data security. Tell your Senators to OPPOSE the
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The Electronic Payments Coalition
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Former Colorado State Representative @DonaldValdezCO: “I’m glad to hear [the Durbin-Marshall] bill hasn’t moved forward. A bill like this would hurt people who need safe, trustworthy credit cards in order to go about their business.”.
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Imagine for a moment all the bills Congress would pass if they knew nobody was looking. Pet projects, unlimited favors for lobbyists, spending like there’s no tomorrow. It’d be an
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The Electronic Payments Coalition
3 days
👀 #ICYMI: @NTU’s Thomas Aiello highlights the detrimental impact of the Durbin-Marshall Credit Card Mandates - a bill that threatens to expand federal control over credit card networks under the guise of consumer savings. Read his op-ed in @AmerBanker:.
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www.americanbanker.com
Efforts to shoehorn the Credit Card Competition Act into pieces of popular legislation need to be defeated. The proposed law would harm the small businesses and consumers it purports to help.
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The Electronic Payments Coalition
4 days
🚨When Congress tries to sneak in bad policy, such as the Durbin-Marshall Credit Card Mandates, Colorado takes notice. Thanks to strong pushback from Colorado unions, airport leaders, and small business owners, the Senate blocked this harmful amendment - for now. Former State.
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The Electronic Payments Coalition
5 days
📉Credit card price controls don’t help consumers - they shrink access and limit innovation. “The fact remains that, for conscientious consumers, credit cards remain the most convenient and rewarding way to pay on the market…Lawmakers should reject attempts to score cheap.
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The Electronic Payments Coalition
6 days
The truth about the Durbin-Marshall Credit Card Mandates?. This policy won’t protect consumers - it’ll limit credit, kill rewards, and weaken fraud protection. Read more in @aier:.
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Attempts to cap prices without considering risk will just push credit further out of reach for new and low-income borrowers.
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The Electronic Payments Coalition
7 days
The Durbin-Marshall Credit Card Mandates would devastate small businesses and working families. 📢“If Congress really wants to support small businesses, it should focus on policies that help us expand access to affordable credit, not limit it. Encourage financial literacy,.
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The Electronic Payments Coalition
10 days
“Senators Kennedy and Cassidy deserve credit for not bowing to pressure and for refusing to hijack a bipartisan effort with divisive policy. Their leadership helped preserve a sound legislative process and protect Louisiana consumers from the unintended consequences of rushed.
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The Electronic Payments Coalition
11 days
“Bringing Back the Durbin-Marshall Credit Card Mandates Is a Slap in the Face to Americans Facing Economic Uncertainty”. @ProtectTaxpayers’ @JuanMLondonoR breaks down how these mandates threaten the cashback, points, and protections millions rely on. Read here:.
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The Electronic Payments Coalition
12 days
📢 “Florida’s small businesses, which form the backbone of its tourism industry, would be especially vulnerable. The [Durbin-Marshall Credit Card Mandates] could force them to adapt to new, less reliable payment networks, increasing costs and operational headaches…Any disruption.
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The Electronic Payments Coalition
13 days
Small businesses like @LongRoadGR depend on secure, reliable payments. Owner Jon O’Connor warns the Durbin-Marshall Credit Card Mandates would upend that trusted system - and hurt Main Street in the process. Read his op-ed in @CrainsGR:.
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The reality is that introducing new, untested payment networks to the system could jeopardize the security of electronic payments and erode customer trust.
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The Electronic Payments Coalition
14 days
“The [Durbin-Marshall credit card] bill is wildly unpopular with consumers — for good reason. As written, it’s a thinly veiled giveaway to big-box retailers at the expense of virtually everyone else….Senate leadership clearly got the message. Americans don’t want to fix.
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The Electronic Payments Coalition
17 days
Happy 4th of July from the EPC Team! 🇺🇸.
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The Electronic Payments Coalition
18 days
📢EPC’s @cajunbanker highlights a crucial truth highlighted by a new @USGAO report:. “Credit and debit card payments are efficient, safe, secure and less costly and burdensome than handling cash payments.”. Learn more:.
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New study finds card payments cheaper than cash & acceptance enhances operational efficiency, reduces administrative costs, and lessens theft risks. EPC’s Hunt: “The sponsors and supporters of the...
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The Electronic Payments Coalition
19 days
According to a @USGAO report, agencies like @NatlParkService saved money and cut theft risks by shifting to credit card payments:. âś… Admin costs fell.âś…Efficiency increased.âś… Theft declined. Learn more:.
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Federal entities accept credit, debit, and other payment cards for a range of goods and services, including postage stamps and train tickets. Doing so...
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The Electronic Payments Coalition
19 days
This Independence Day, America’s card networks and financial institutions are SAVING SMALL BUSINESSES MONEY & PROTECTING CONSUMERS!. EPC’s @cajunbanker: “The acceptance of credit cards not only fuels retail sales, it also actually saves small businesses money and their employees
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The Electronic Payments Coalition
19 days
Americans love their credit cards—and by a double-digit margin, voters oppose lawmakers who want to mess with a system that works. New @ProtectTaxpayers polling shows voters reject credit card mandates that threaten rewards and data security. Learn more:.
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The Electronic Payments Coalition
20 days
Americans love their credit cards—and by a double-digit margin, voters oppose lawmakers who want to mess with a system that works. New @ProtectTaxpayers polling shows voters reject credit card mandates that threaten rewards and data security. Learn more:.
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www.protectingtaxpayers.org
For Immediate Release Contact: Kara Zupkus (224) 456-0257 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a new national GrayHouse survey of 1,000 registered voters, commissioned by the Taxpayers Protection Alliance...
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The Electronic Payments Coalition
20 days
⚠️The Durbin Amendment hurt small banks - now new credit card mandates could do even more damage. The Durbin-Marshall Credit Card Mandates would reduce revenue and increase costs for community banks and credit unions, despite the claims these institutions would be exempt. Learn.
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The Electronic Payments Coalition
24 days
A new national poll from @ProtectTaxpayers shows Americans trust the current credit system is working - and are more likely to oppose lawmakers who try to change it. Voters don’t want risky mandates messing with a system that works. Learn more ⬇️.
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For Immediate Release Contact: Kara Zupkus (224) 456-0257 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a new national GrayHouse survey of 1,000 registered voters, commissioned by the Taxpayers Protection Alliance...
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The Electronic Payments Coalition
25 days
The @USGAO says it clearly: Credit cards = cost-effective, secure, and efficient. 📢EPC’s @cajunanker: “Why a few politicians in D.C. would side with corporate mega-stores to threaten these benefits with new mandates like the Durbin-Marshall bill is a stark reminder that bad.
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