Consumers have long ignored or simply lived with merchant surcharges, but that’s changing as bills and statements undergo intense scrutiny in the current economic crisis,...
As inflation causes consumers to trade down and spend less, the notion of merchants adding a surcharge to credit card transactions is controversial and can...
In a time marked by sudden change and economic concern, each dollar counts for local businesses. Credit card surcharges are a prevalent cost-mitigation strategy that...
A little knowledge can go a long way. This might be sage advice to the growing number of merchants levying surcharges on credit card transactions...
Legal obstacles to surcharges on credit card transactions have been dropping for much of the past decade as courts continue to rule that the surcharges...
The stresses of the pandemic have stretched merchants and consumers to their limits. In addition, as inflation has spread throughout the economy, credit card processing...
As consumers learn more about the costs of accepting credit cards, they’re getting more comfortable with the practice of paying surcharges for the sake of...
You pays your money, they say, and you takes your chances. Or, in a twist on that saying: You pays more money because you’ve taken...
With 45 states now allowing merchants to pass along fees of up to 4 percent for the use of credit cards, the switch to so-called...