(WTTV/WXIN) — Financial experts are on the lookout for increased fees that could affect you every time you swipe a card. There are conflicting reports about whether Mastercard and Visa plan to ...

Have you ever asked yourself why gas stations offer a cash discount when you pay to fill up your tank? The answer is: credit card swipe fees. Gas stations, or any business that accepts credit cards ...

During the roughly three years since the pandemic, small-business owners have struggled with higher labor costs, increasing rents, and inflation-driven spikes in the prices of supplies. But many ...

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 ...

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The risk of credit card fraud doesn’t end when or where you swipe your card. Any business that stores your credit card number could experience a data breach in which a hacker attains access to your ...

Many small businesses are breathing a bit easier as inflation has cooled and the race for workers slows. But consumers’ steady embrace of credit cards is taking a growing bite out of their margins.

Once a credit card swipe crosses the $5,000 mark, the transaction stops being routine and starts triggering a series of behind-the-scenes checks, score calculations, and banking rules that most people ...

Joey Hays is owner of Dyer Foods Inc., which is based in Dyer, Tennessee, and operates 18 supermarkets in western Tennessee under the Food Rite, Hays Cash Saver and Save A Lot brands. When the impact ...

Kentucky's economic health relies heavily on the prosperity of its businesses, both big and small. But with prices continuing to rise, small businesses like mine that comprise more than 99% of ...

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up a case asking the Federal Reserve to lower the cap on debit card “swipe fees.” An amendment by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act directed ...