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

If you are someone who uses credit card points to travel on the cheap, or cash-back rewards to lower your monthly bills, you may want to pay attention to a current debate in Congress. Advocates of ...

Every time a card terminal chirps and a sale goes through, a small slice of that purchase is quietly carved off and routed ...

The Merchants Payments Coalition claims that the average family in the U.S. pays $1,200 per year to cover the costs of swipe ...

Credit card companies offer a service. They provide people with a plastic and metal card allowing them to make cashless payments across the world. In exchange, those credit card companies get an ...

Double-dipping can get you into trouble at the dinner table, but it’s a savvy credit card rewards strategy. When you double-dip with your credit card, you’ll maximize the rewards earned on every ...

Premium credit card users and small merchants could soon feel the effect of a decades-long battle over swipe fees. A newly proposed settlement between Visa and Mastercard could reshape how much ...