The legislation would allow merchants to route transactions over multiple card networks, boosting competition, cutting costs ...

Credit card swipe fees, which are among the highest operating costs for retailers, are taking a bite out of household budgets, according to industry experts. When a credit or debit card is used, banks ...

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Why do retailers accept credit cards and debit cards? It’s sad such a facile question requires asking, but at a time when fees associated with credit and debit usage are being demonized as “junk,” ...

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 ...

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Visa and Mastercard say they have reached a settlement to resolve a long-running battle over swipe fees. These are the fees that restaurants and retailers pay the card companies every time a customer ...

Kentucky's economic health relies heavily on the prosperity of its businesses, both big and small. But with prices continuing to rise, small businesses like mine that comprise more than 99% of ...

Credit card swipe fees are a thorn in the side of my business. Each time a customer taps, inserts or swipes their credit card to make a purchase, I pay a fee — generally between 2-4% of the purchase ...

I’ve spent most of my life working in restaurants. At 15, I worked tables at the restaurant my dad managed while my mom bartended. Even then, I knew I wanted to be a chef — though my dad wasn’t ...