While many Americans worry about tariffs potentially boosting inflation, merchants continue to warn of a cost increase that's already certain: credit card swipe fees. Banks, card processors and ...

Credit cards are an essential form of payment for millions of Americans, and processing credit card transactions is an unavoidable requirement for merchants. However, each swipe comes with fees ...

If your business accepts card payments, credit card processing fees are obligatory. These fees can cost vendors anywhere between 1.5% to 3.5% per transaction, but the rate depends on a variety of ...

A guest author writes: “The problem with incorporating a second factor in online credit-card transaction processing is the backend process. Changing the data formats would require millions of vendors ...

Card-not-present transactions usually carry higher processing costs than card-present transactions. Additionally, merchants are on the hook for fraud if they’re unable to accept a customer’s EMV (chip ...

The process by which a business collects payment from a credit card transaction involves two steps, authorization and settlement, and three key players: customer, issuing bank and merchant. Many, or ...

PayPal is a popular digital payment service that also offers credit card processing. Its payment processing services are affordable and easy to use, making it an excellent choice for many small ...

September 15, 2025 - US merchants are cautiously optimistic that a federal district court's decision in Corner Post, Inc. v. Bd. of Governors of Fed. Rsrv. Sys., No. 1:21-CV-00095, 2025 WL 2253474, (D ...

Aaron Broverman is the Managing Editor of Forbes Advisor Canada. He has almost 20 years of experience writing in the personal finance space for outlets such as Bankrate, Bankrate Canada, ...

Interbank FX LLC’s recent partnership with GlobalCollect will enable the Salt Lake City-based company to process credit card transactions for its international clients, Netherlands-based GlobalCollect ...

PayPal will offer free payment processing through the end of 2013 to merchants that “trade in” their cash registers and adopt mobile point-of-sale technology, in a move to entice small merchants to ...

(Reuters) -Visa reported a rise in fourth quarter adjusted profit on Tuesday, as strong consumer spending trends helped the global payments processing company's card transaction volumes.