More than 60% of all purchases last year were made with a credit or debit card, according to the Federal Reserve. That’s up from 45% in 2016. That means big money for credit card companies, which made ...

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 ...

If approved by a court, a proposed settlement from Visa and Mastercard would, among other things, allow merchants to decline specific kinds of cards at checkout. Many or all of the products on this ...

There is an easy way for consumers to help small businesses. When possible, consider using cash, a debit card or a direct bank transfer.

Once a credit card swipe crosses the $5,000 mark, the transaction stops being routine and starts triggering a series of behind-the-scenes checks, score calculations, and banking rules that most people ...