Visa, MasterCard plan to charge higher card fees

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Visa and MasterCard have unveiled new rates for acquirers that are likely to trickle down to marketers in the form of higher fees. The fees, just under 2cts per affected transaction, are expected to produce more than $600 million in new revenue for the networks, experts say.rnOn April 17, MasterCard will levy a new "Network Access and Brand Usage Fee," or NABU. The 1.85 ct fee technically is a settlement fee that will replace a current .50ct fee charged to acquirers - about is 3.7 times higher than the fee it replaces.