TOKYO -- The credit card arm of Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group will cut processing fees for small and midsize merchants by around 30% within the year, putting its rate among the lowest in the industry here.
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Sumitomo Mitsui Card's merchant fees will be well below the credit card industry's standard of around 3%. (Photo by Haruki Kitagawa)
TOKYO -- The credit card arm of Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group will cut processing fees for small and midsize merchants by around 30% within the year, putting its rate among the lowest in the industry here.