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Florida merchants are subject to the nationwide Visa/Mastercard interchange-fee antitrust settlement framework and to PCI DSS as the scheme-mandated technical standard; a Florida-based payments company (Chargebacks911) has been the subject of a joint FTC/Florida Attorney General enforcement action over scheme-facing chargeback-manipulation conduct.
Outlook
The Walmart decertification petition is the primary scheme-compliance dynamic to watch; a ruling permitting large merchants to exit the settlement class would reshape interchange-litigation exposure for card networks nationally, with direct relevance to Florida's card-accepting merchant base.
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Sources and findings (3 unique sources · R-3/R-4)
- [W4-E1] T2 Derived: Confirmed in_forcehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payment_card_interchange_fee_and_merchant_discount_antitrust_litigation re-verified
<cite index="82-1,82-2">A $5.54 billion settlement covering merchants who accepted Visa/Mastercard from January 2004 to January 2025 was approved, with the Second Circuit affirming the approval in 2023</cite>, applicable to Florida-based card-accepting merchants as part of the nationwide class.
- [W4-E2] T3 Derived: Probable in_forcehttps://www.paymentsdive.com/news/walmart-wants-out-of-card-class/807972/ re-verified
<cite index="85-2,85-3">Walmart petitioned to decertify the class of plaintiffs pursuing swipe-fee changes so large national merchants could pursue their own remedies against Visa/Mastercard</cite>, with the case before Judge Cogan as of late 2025.
- [W4-E3] T1 Derived: Confirmed in_forcehttps://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2023/04/411-about-ftc-florida-ag-action-against-chargebacks911 re-verified
<cite index="96-11">The FTC and the Florida Attorney General allege that Florida-based Global E-Trading (d/b/a Chargebacks911) used unfair tactics to defeat chargeback disputes on behalf of merchant clients</cite>, a case pending in federal court in Tampa touching scheme chargeback-monitoring integrity.