The EU-wide Interchange Fees Regulation 2015, known as the IFR, has been a landmark piece of legislative reform for the card payments sector.

Four years on, the European Commission is beginning a review of whether the regulation was effective in boosting competition and lowering card acceptance costs. Data gathering is already underway and a formal review is due in 2020.

View our exclusive webinar discussing the IFR’s impact so far, and whether further changes lie ahead