A proposed settlement to long-running litigation over credit card fees could mean you could pay more at stores to use certain types of credit card, or even have your card rejected. Visa and Mastercard ...

Today (November 10, 2025), credit card company Visa (NYSE:V) has issued a statement a potential legal settlement in the Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation. The ...

Credit card swipe fees, which are among the highest operating costs for retailers, are taking a bite out of household budgets, according to industry experts. When a credit or debit card is used, banks ...

The Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA) aims to reduce credit card swipe fees charged to small businesses. New Jersey small businesses paid over $3 billion in swipe fees in 2023, impacting consumers ...

(Reuters) -U.S. payment firms Visa and Mastercard are nearing a settlement with merchants by lowering fees stores pay and giving them more power to reject certain credit cards, the Wall Street Journal ...

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation last month announced three orders against Discover Bank, Greenwood and its parent that resulted in a nearly $1.4 billion settlement. The bulk of that amount ...

Premium credit cards grew in 2025, with higher fees, new perks and steady demand amid Visa and Mastercard settlement news.

Swipe fees have jumped 70% since the COVID-19 pandemic and hit a record $187.2 billion in 2024. The high profits are driven, in part, by lucrative credit card and debit card swipe fees, which have ...

A Washington D.C. bill would prevent banks and credit card companies from collecting processing fees on sales tax and gratuities—charges that businesses don’t even keep. But not everyone is on board ...