Under the FTC card data routing order, Mastercard must start providing competing networks with customer account information they need to process debit payments The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a news release on Tuesday, May 30, stating that it approved the final order requiring Mastercard to stop blocking the use of competing debit payment networks. This order settles charges that Mastercard had unlawfully forced merchants to route debit card payments through its network, in violation of the 2010 Dodd Frank Act's Durbin Amendment. The Durbin Amendment obliges banks to give merchants more flexibility and data routing choices, allowing for at least two unaffiliated networks on each debit card. At the same time, it prohibits payment card networks to prevent merchants from using other networks. Back in December 2022, FTC ordered Mastercard to stop blocking competitors.