Fees charged to merchants to process transactions rose 5.9% in one year. The 2025 swipe fee total was up 5.9% from $187.2 billion in 2024, according to the Nilson Report trade publication. This was ...

A 20-year feud ends in a deal that could alter swipe fees and rewards programs. Money; Getty Images An accord reached in a 20-year feud between credit card issuers and stores could change the way you ...

In the movie “Up in the Air,” George Clooney plays a corporate executive obsessed with frequent flier miles. As he explains to his co-worker, Anna Kendrick, “I don’t spend a nickel, if I can help it, ...

You may have seen advertisements warning of “credit card chaos” coming to Illinois this summer, but the reality is much more ...

At small mom-and-pop restaurants, diners are accustomed to signs restricting credit card use. Visit a hole-in-the-wall, and it might be cash only or cash-discounted or have a minimum $10 spend. Those ...

The federal government is looking to stop a controversial Illinois law banning certain credit card fees, a move that appears to favor financial institutions that have fought the state law in court for ...

(WKYT) — More retailers have started passing along the cost of credit and debit card purchases directly to their customers. For today’s Good Question, Peggy asks: Who regulates the amount a business ...

Citi is once again the sole issuer of American Airlines AAdvantage cards, transitioning Barclays cardholders to Citi as of April 2026.

Nearly 40 million Americans are unemployed, and the economy is rocky. As a result, credit card issuers are making changes, ...