Accepting credit cards requires a payment processor like Square or Stripe, a merchant account, and hardware like POS ...

Many mainstream processors treat nicotine pouches as high-risk and block them under "acceptable use" rules. That often leaves websites with frozen deposits and interrupted cash flow. Tower Payments' ...

With merchants growing more heated in their opposition to card-acceptance costs, processors are looking for strategies that could help sellers gain from improvements in card authorizations. An ...

Two Tennessee-based restaurant businesses have filed a potential class action against a major credit card payment processor and an affiliated marketer, claiming that the companies conspired to tack ...

As banks and payment processors look for new ways to attract and retain merchants, bundled services are becoming more common. U.S. Bank recently announced a bundled service that allows businesses to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dan Gingiss covers news impacting your customers and employees. With Visa and Mastercard recently reaching a settlement on a ...

The credit card processing industry is undergoing a major change since Visa announced the Commercial Enhanced Data Program (CEDP), which went live in the U.S. in April. This new program replaces the ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Jan. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Payment card fraud losses worldwide dipped 1.2% to $33.41 billion in ...

Visa and Mastercard are offering to lower the fees they charge merchants to accept their credit cards to settle 20 years of litigation, but some merchant groups say it's all "smoke and mirrors" and ...