Walmart isn’t the only mega-retailer annoyed with Visa’s debit-card policies.
Kroger is suing Visa over fines the grocery chain said the payment company levied against it for debit-card transactions, specifically because Visa wants Kroger to verify purchases with a customer’s signature as well as a personal identification number (PIN). In its suit, filed this week in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Kroger said Visa has threatened to raise and stop processing payments made by debit cards at its stores.
The complaint is the latest spat between store chains and the card industry which have frequently sparred over fees and security matters over the years: Last month, Walmart sued Visa over the same issue.
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