The act is a bipartisan effort to restore competition and transparency to a credit card system dominated by a Visa–Mastercard duopoly that has become a major driver of higher costs for small ...

FMI, NGA, RILA, MPC all cheer move to bring swipe fee reform to marketplace FMI, NGA and RILA are all members of the Washington, D.C.-based Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC), which also issued its ...

The credit card — a small piece of plastic once synonymous with modern commerce — has quietly dominated the payments landscape for decades. From its humble beginnings as a convenience for affluent ...

If you're a new business owner who needs financing, you may have already realized that getting a new line of credit is easier said than done. You may not be able to ...

Most people think tipping with a credit card is the same as tipping with cash. After all, 20% is 20%, right? But if you chat with anyone in the service industry who primarily gets paid in tips, you'll ...

Credit cards are one of the most powerful tools in personal finance. They offer rewards, protections, and convenience that cash and debit cards simply can't match. But what happens if you take things ...

The long-awaited rollout of the new generation of the Clipper card payment system begins Wednesday, when Bay Area travelers will be able to pay for public transit trips more efficiently and ...

Under a new system rolled out Wednesday, Dec. 10, almost every transit system in the Bay Area will allow riders to pay by tapping a credit or debit card. Related Articles Recent BART fiber optic cable ...

Ever reach the checkout page after an Amazon shopping session only to be prompted to use credit card rewards instead of cash to settle the bill? It's a common way to redeem points — and it's becoming ...