Last year was dominated by a dramatic presidential election and an economy that, while strong on paper, didn’t feel that way for many Americans. Here’s what we saw in 2024 when it came to credit cards ...

The financial health of today’s cardholders Affluent customers' preferences BNPL adoption’s effect on credit card usage The negative impact of surcharges Innovation and AI opportunities for credit ...

Premium cards boomed in 2025. 2026 will bring a K-shaped market, more experiential perks, growing mid-tier cards and steadier ...

As we approach the end of the year, the major storylines that have developed in the credit card industry are creating ripple effects through the entire financial landscape. Even as inflation dropped ...

Point-of-sale (POS) systems can be complex, ultimately doing so much more for a business than simply processing payments. While payments are at the heart of POS, we research a detailed combination of ...

Editor's note: Surcharging and questions about whether to pass along credit card fees to patients is a current hot topic. With that in mind, I sat down with Emily Edwards, director of Strategic Growth ...

As customers continue to turn away from using cash, businesses say credit card fees are hampering their margins. On Wednesday ...

As customers continue to turn away from using cash, businesses say credit card fees are hampering their margins. On Wednesday, a bill to allow businesses to charge customers paying with cards for ...

The Credit Card Competition Act — first introduced in 2022, but still hotly debated in 2024 — aims to indirectly lower the credit card swipe fees merchants pay, by allowing them more choice among ...

“In my view, the CFPB in the last year has done a lot of things, and all of them help consumers,” says Adam Rust, director of financial services at the Consumer Federation of America. “If there’s a ...