As Congress heads into its lame-duck session, more than 1,800 merchants from across the country called on lawmakers this week to pass legislation that would bring long-sought competition to ...

Visa, Mastercard Again Try to End Merchant Swipe Fees Suit If approved, the settlement calls for Visa and Mastercard to reduce their swipe fees by 0.1% for five years. But trade groups have already ...

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 ...

On September 19, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts denied a motion to compel arbitration in a putative class action brought by small merchants challenging anti-steering rules ...

While many Americans worry about tariffs potentially boosting inflation, merchants continue to warn of a cost increase that's already certain: credit card swipe fees. Banks, card processors and ...

Visa and Mastercard announced a revised settlement with merchants who accused the card networks of charging too much to accept their credit cards, after a judge rejected an earlier $30 billion accord ...

Sauce Boss owner Sheri Tolomeo can’t afford to pay extra swipe fees tacked on by companies every time customers pay with credit cards. Anyone who uses credit cards at her Harrisburg pizza shop pays a ...

Visa and Mastercard announced Monday that they reached a proposed settlement that would lower charges that merchants pay to the credit card networks. While those fees are paid by the store every time ...

High card-acceptance fees are the root cause for why some merchants are charging consumers for cash back at the point-of-sale, a service merchants have historically provided consumers even though ...

Fees paid by merchants to accept credit card and debit cards will dampen consumer spending power this holiday shopping season as sellers look for ways to offset the cost, says the Merchants Payment ...

Visa and Mastercard announced Monday that they reached a proposed settlement that would lower charges that merchants pay to the credit card networks. While those fees are paid by the store every time ...