credit card fees

CFPB Takes Aim at Consumer Credit Card Rates 
CFPB Takes Aim at Consumer Credit Card Rates 
February 16, 2024  |  Credit Cards

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) aims to boost competition in the credit card industry to deliver lower rates to consumers. The agency announced this...

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New York Imposes New Limits on Credit Card Surcharges
New York Imposes New Limits on Credit Card Surcharges
February 11, 2024  |  Credit Cards

New York state has begun requiring merchants to provide greater transparency about credit card fees. A state law that went into effect Sunday (Feb. 11) limits...

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Balance Unveils Suite of Products Covering B2B Transaction Lifecycle
Balance Unveils Suite of Products Covering B2B Transaction Lifecycle
January 16, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Digital payment platform Balance has unveiled a suite of products that span the B2B transaction lifecycle, from order placement to payment settlement. These artificial intelligence...

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Speed and Better Branding Needed to Boost Pay-by-Bank Adoption
Speed and Better Branding Needed to Boost Pay-by-Bank Adoption
October 27, 2023  |  Payment Methods

The popularity of account-to-account (A2A) transfers, which involve direct electronic fund transfers between two bank accounts, has surged over the past decade, largely driven by...

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Discounts for Cash Purchases Jump 66% Since 2015
Discounts for Cash Purchases Jump 66% Since 2015
October 15, 2023  |  Cash

Consumers have increasingly stopped carrying cash. Businesses are trying to get them to start. As The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday (Oct. 15), merchants are now...

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Visa and Mastercard Interchange Fee Increases May Come in October, April
Visa and Mastercard Interchange Fee Increases May Come in October, April
August 30, 2023  |  Credit Cards

Visa and Mastercard are reportedly preparing to raise the credit card fees paid by merchants. Those increases are scheduled to start in October and April,...

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Instant Payments Promise Better Consumer Experiences and Merchant Efficiencies
Instant Payments Promise Better Consumer Experiences and Merchant Efficiencies
February 24, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

There’s a not-far-off future where plastic credit and debit cards will be less popular with rising consumer groups drawn to instant payments, and that’s OK...

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Rep. McHenry Decries Biden’s Credit Card Late Fee Plan
Rep. McHenry Decries Biden’s Credit Card Late Fee Plan
February 02, 2023  |  Credit Cards

A leading House Republican says President Biden’s proposed credit card fee cap will hurt consumers. Announced by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Wednesday (Feb....

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Visa and Mastercard Blame Fraud for Increased Cross-Border Fees
Visa and Mastercard Blame Fraud for Increased Cross-Border Fees
August 24, 2022  |  Credit Cards

Visa and Mastercard have blamed fraud and growing competition for the increase in their cross-border fees since the U.K. left the European Union, a post...

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