Swipe fees: The Secret Monopoly Making Everything More Expensive | Washington Monthly https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/09/23/the-secret-monopoly-making-everything-more-expensive/

Swipe fees: The Secret Monopoly Making Everything More Expensive | Washington Monthly https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/09/23/the-secret-monopoly-making-everything-more-expensive/ A two-decade fight with monopoly power in the payment system has arrived at a moment of truth, boiling down to one simple question: Will the courts bless price-fixing? Let’s hope not. Last week, Demand Progress, America