Visa and Mastercard are offering to lower the fees they charge merchants to accept their credit cards to settle 20 years of litigation, but some merchant groups say it's all "smoke and mirrors" and ...

As part of the proposed settlement, the credit card companies will temporarily lower the swipe fees for merchants. But not everyone sees this as a satisfying end to a legal battle that stretched on ...

Credit card swipe fees have become one of the most prominent and oppressive issues for New York’s small business owners. Whether it's mom and pop stores upstate or corner store bodegas in Manhattan, ...

The risk of credit card fraud doesn’t end when or where you swipe your card. Any business that stores your credit card number could experience a data breach in which a hacker attains access to your ...

Data suggests that fees charged by banks and card networks were more than 25% higher than other estimates. "These outrageous fees drive up the price of almost everything consumers buy, and addressing ...

The Skyla Visa Signature credit card offers qualified borrowers a credit limit as high as $50,000, making it ideal for those who desire a large amount of purchasing power and financial flexibility.

If you're managing a short-term financial gap, paying interest temporarily can be OK. Calculate the costs when deciding whether to carry a credit card balance or do a balance transfer. Try to avoid ...

A growing number of small businesses are saying no to rising credit card swipe fees, so they can keep prices low for customers. We visit one to find out if it works. Shooting suspect's family member ...

The Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA) aims to reduce credit card swipe fees charged to small businesses. New Jersey small businesses paid over $3 billion in swipe fees in 2023, impacting consumers ...

From Congress to the Senate, Sen. Elissa Slotkin has fought to lower prices and deliver for Michiganians. That’s why I hope she’ll continue this fight by supporting the Marshall-Durbin Amendment as ...

A bipartisan bill focused on credit-card swipe fees has failed to gain traction for years, but it has another shot in the U.S. Senate this week thanks to a separate measure focused on the ...