Premium cards boomed in 2025. 2026 will bring a K-shaped market, more experiential perks, growing mid-tier cards and steadier ...

Last year was dominated by a dramatic presidential election and an economy that, while strong on paper, didn’t feel that way for many Americans. Here’s what we saw in 2024 when it came to credit cards ...

The financial health of today’s cardholders Affluent customers' preferences BNPL adoption’s effect on credit card usage The negative impact of surcharges Innovation and AI opportunities for credit ...

Accepting credit cards requires a payment processor like Square or Stripe, a merchant account, and hardware like POS terminals. Fees range from 1.5% to 4%.

As customers continue to turn away from using cash, businesses say credit card fees are hampering their margins. On Wednesday ...

Northeast Fuel Pay announced today that, according to a year-end analysis, fuel delivery companies switching to specialized payment processing services in 2025 had average savings exceeding 30%, with ...

As customers continue to turn away from using cash, businesses say credit card fees are hampering their margins. On Wednesday, a bill to allow businesses to charge customers paying with ...

The Credit Card Competition Act — first introduced in 2022, but still hotly debated in 2024 — aims to indirectly lower the credit card swipe fees merchants pay, by allowing them more choice among ...

“In my view, the CFPB in the last year has done a lot of things, and all of them help consumers,” says Adam Rust, director of financial services at the Consumer Federation of America. “If there’s a ...