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 ...

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 ...

Visa and Mastercard say they have reached a settlement to resolve a long-running battle over swipe fees. These are the fees that restaurants and retailers pay the card companies every time a customer ...