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

Grocers pay a lower rate than other businesses and they tend to have more recurring customers, making them less likely to implement credit card surcharges. The convenience of swiping your credit card ...

Credit card processing costs typically range from 1.5% to 3.5%, but processor markups can inflate costs. Using interchange-plus pricing can give you more insight than a flat-rate plan. Compare quotes, ...

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Every day, millions of Americans swipe or tap a Visa or Mastercard to buy coffee, gas or groceries. Those few seconds at the register connect banks, businesses and consumers in one of the biggest ...

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Visa and Mastercard are offering to lower the fees they charge merchants to accept their credit cards to settle 20 years of litigation, but some merchant groups say it's all "smoke and mirrors" and ...

As part of the proposed settlement, the credit card companies will temporarily lower the swipe fees for merchants. But not everyone sees this as a satisfying end to a legal battle that stretched on ...

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Wireless company T-Mobile US Inc. is teaming up with Capital One Financial Corp. to issue its first credit card, which will feature no annual fees and 2% in T-Mobile rewards on every purchase. The ...