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Credit card swipe fees are a thorn in the side of my business. Each time a customer taps, inserts or swipes their credit card to make a purchase, I pay a fee — generally between 2-4% of the purchase ...

With customers frustrated by soaring prices at the checkout counter, the nation’s largest big-box retailers and convenience store chains are doing all they can to avoid responsibility, blaming credit ...

Credit and debit card swipe fees have risen 70% since the pandemic and reached a record $187.2 billion in 2024 ...

An overlooked provision in proposed legislation to reduce credit card “swipe fees” would crack down on a Chinese company that critics fear has infiltrated American payment networks to mine consumers’ ...

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 ...