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Oct 17Sat
  1. Payments DiveSource summary71

    Visa and Mastercard urge court to approve swipe fee settlement

    Visa and Mastercard filed a joint response with the court, urging approval of a swipe fee settlement involving more than 12 million merchants. The final approval hearing is scheduled for November 16. The agreement would reduce credit card interchange fees by 10 basis points, set a 1.25% rate for standard consumer cards, and allow merchants to decline some high-fee Visa and Mastercard premium and commercial credit cards. Walmart and several merchant groups oppose the proposal, while Visa and Mastercard said the objections repeat arguments the court previously rejected.

    推荐理由：The filing presents the settlement’s rate adjustments, merchants’ right to decline some high-fee cards, and the main opposing parties, helping explain the litigation’s impact on merchant costs and card network rules.

Oct 16Fri
  1. PYMNTSSource summary70

    Marqeta and Coinbase launch a stablecoin-enabled payment card solution

    Marqeta and Coinbase have partnered to launch a stablecoin-enabled payment card solution, which Marqeta’s enterprise customers can now offer to users. Coinbase is responsible for custody of stablecoin balances and conversion between digital assets and fiat currency, while Base provides the on-chain settlement infrastructure; Marqeta handles card issuance, payment processing, and relationships with banks and card networks. Users can spend their stablecoin balances at merchants that accept bank cards.

    推荐理由：The material clearly breaks down Coinbase and Marqeta’s respective responsibilities for custody, fiat conversion, on-chain settlement, card issuance, and processing, making it easier to understand how a stablecoin card connects to existing card networks.

  2. PYMNTSSource summary72

    Stripe and Plasma launch a multi-currency stablecoin card

    Stripe and Plasma have partnered to launch a multi-currency stablecoin card, allowing cardholders to spend directly from the currencies they already hold and reduce unnecessary conversion and FX costs. The program currently covers more than 30 countries and supports USD, EUR, OUSD, and stablecoins that meet GENIUS-ready requirements, with the goal of expanding to more than 100 countries by 2027. Stripe’s stablecoin card infrastructure will also support more currencies and stablecoins, enabling businesses operating across markets to issue cards matched to their spending needs.

    推荐理由：The project covers both fiat currencies and stablecoins, and provides the current country coverage and subsequent expansion target, making it easier to assess the use cases for multi-currency cards in cross-border spending and corporate card issuance.

Oct 12Mon
  1. Payments Cards & MobileSource summary74

    Mastercard to introduce offline payment requirements for bank cards in Europe

    Starting in February 2027, Mastercard will require newly issued credit and debit cards in Europe to support offline payments, and from May will require new and replacement terminals at key retailers to support the functionality. When there is no network connection, terminals can locally approve transactions within a maximum limit of €200 based on spending parameters preset by the card issuer in the card’s chip; once the connection is restored, the transactions will be submitted for clearing. The feature applies to essential spending scenarios including supermarkets, grocery stores, gas stations, pharmacies, and travel or ticketing terminals.

    推荐理由：Offline transactions are approved locally by the chip based on parameters preset by the card issuer, then submitted for clearing once the connection is restored. The article also lists the phased implementation dates for bank cards and key retail terminals.

Mar 24Tue
  1. Checkout.com BlogSource summary65

    Mastercard要求商户引入TLID，2026年10月起用于经济相关交易追踪

    Mastercard将以唯一的Transaction Link Identifier（TLID）逐步替代Trace ID，商户需从2026年10月起在经济相关交易中传递TLID，并为每笔交易保存这一36字符字段。Mastercard将在2026年6月生成相关TLID，2027年1月起评估不合规费用；Checkout.com建议商户在过渡期同时保存并传递Trace ID和TLID。

    推荐理由：文章梳理 Mastercard 用 TLID 替代 Trace ID 的时间表与接入要求，便于商户安排存储、传递和交易生命周期追踪改造。

Jan 19Mon
  1. Checkout.com BlogSource summary71

    Checkout.com 推出 Issuing，提供一体化卡项目服务

    Checkout.com 推出 Issuing，提供虚拟和实体卡的发卡、处理与管理能力，企业可通过单一 API 管理卡项目。该产品可将收单余额用于实时为卡提供资金，并配置 MCC、消费限额和授权决策；Checkout.com称企业还可分享每笔卡交易的交换费收入。

    推荐理由：Checkout.com 将发卡、发卡处理、卡项目管理与收单余额联动放入单一 API，材料也展示了资金、授权和交换费管理的具体路径。

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