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Picture this: You walk into your favorite Michigan coffee shop, grab a latte, swipe your card and leave a tip. You assume that you’re fully supporting a local business, right? Not quite. Behind the ...

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 ...