Payments
The grocery industry, like all merchants, have shouldered rising costs of accepting card payments for decades. But with more Americans preferring to use cards, and as COVID-19 influenced shoppers to transact in new ways, the impact of these costs is growing. FMI is committed to solving the issues that plague the U.S. card payments system.
Infographic: Credit Card Competition
Every time shoppers use a credit card, retailers are charged a hidden fee. This one-page infographic helps explain these costs and how Congress can make changes to foster competition in the credit card marketplace.
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Unlocking the Potential of Healthy Benefits Programs in Retail
Healthy benefits programs, which allow different health paying entities to allocate funds for consumers to spend on health and well-being, are quickly expanding in commercial and government insurance programs.
How Accepting Healthy Benefits Support Customer Wellbeing
In this report we explore the financial landscape of healthy benefits programs, how these programs work, and opportunities and challenges retailers may face in establishing systems to accept healthy benefit card payments.
Leadership
The FMI Electronic Payments System Committee is comprised of retail/wholesale company payments leaders and provides leadership, insight and expertise on an ongoing basis.Learn More Committee Portal
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