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Mastercard, Visa Prep Fee Hike for April
March 08, 2022

Mastercard and Visa are preparing to raise the fees paid by merchants when consumers pay with credit cards, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Tuesday (March 8). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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BofA Consumer Payments Up 16% to $294B in February
March 08, 2022

Bank of America saw a 16% year-over-year increase in total consumer payments in February to $294 billion among its 67 million clients, according to a Tuesday (March 8) press release. The company also noted BofA consumer client payments were up 5% from February 2020 to...

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90% of Cardholders Check Receipts for Credit Card Surcharges
March 07, 2022

An average of 9% of cardholders were asked to pay a surcharge of their most recent credit card purchase at restaurants or retail stores, according to Credit Card Surcharges, a PYMNTS and Payroc collaboration that surveyed 2,507 U.S. credit card users. Get the Full Story...

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Visa and Mastercard Ban Russian Banks, Pledge $2M Each in Aid
March 01, 2022

Visa and Mastercard separately announced that they are both blocking numerous Russian financial institutions from their global card payment networks, in support of and compliance with sanctions imposed by the West following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Report: The Impact of Merchant Surcharges on Cardholder Satisfaction
March 01, 2022

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Tillful Launches Card for Small Businesses With Highnote and Mastercard
February 09, 2022

Small and medium-sized business (SMB) credit platform Tillful has collaborated with payment card creation company Highnote and Mastercard on the Tillful Card, which will increase SMBs’ access to credit and growth capital, according to a Wednesday (Feb. 9) Highnote press release. Get the Full Story...

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Card Processor Revolution Lets Customers Pay by Text
February 02, 2022

Credit card processor Revolution Payments has made text payments available for its gateway customers in the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

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FinTech Upgrade Launches Product to Help Shoppers Reduce Inflation’s Sting
February 02, 2022

FinTech Upgrade, offering consumer credit, mobile banking and payment products, is launching a new solution to help customers reduce the sting of inflation. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Newt to Launch Credit, Debit Cards With Element Bank
February 01, 2022

Digital payments platform Newt Corporation has inked an agreement with Element Bank to issue branded credit and debit cards in Mexico, the company announced Tuesday (Feb. 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...