Industry Verticals · FinTech & BankingsituationalBillingFintechB2C

Merchant card minimums causing overcharges on small purchases

Consumers are charged more than their actual purchase amount when merchants enforce card minimum fee policies. This creates an unauthorized overcharge scenario that falls in a grey area between merchant rights and consumer protection.

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