1. Merchants need to be allowed to add card processing fees on top of any transaction, and it should be possible to do this very easily. If not this, then any receipt should be required to include card processing fees.
2. Merchants should be allowed to pick and choose which cards they accept without penalty.
Those two simple changes would add competitive pressure back into the payment processing market, and quickly cause fees to lower.
1. Merchants need to be allowed to add card processing fees on top of any transaction, and it should be possible to do this very easily. If not this, then any receipt should be required to include card processing fees.
2. Merchants should be allowed to pick and choose which cards they accept without penalty.
Those two simple changes would add competitive pressure back into the payment processing market, and quickly cause fees to lower.