As a consumer, I have finally hit the wall when it comes to “swipe fees” on credit cards. That happened last month when my dentist — my dentist! — announced he was tacking on a 3.5 percent surcharge ...

A customer uses the contactless payment chip in this VISA card to purchase gasoline at a gas station in Ridgeland, Mississippi, July 1, 2021. Credit: Rogelio V. Solis / AP The BDN Opinion section ...

NEW YORK, June 10 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge granted preliminary approval to Visa's ⁠and ⁠Mastercard's revised $38 billion settlement with merchants who accused ⁠the card networks of charging too much ...

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A controversial credit card law that has been hotly debated in Illinois has been delayed once again amid ongoing legal challenges. The Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, dubbed the "credit card chaos" ...

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, in September 2025. With less than five weeks until a contentious Illinois law reshapes how credit card transactions are processed, the banking industry is ...

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Android Auto is starting to roll out support for multiple swipeable media cards on the dashboard. The feature is now live in the latest beta version of Android Auto. It lets users cycle between active ...

Your next stock trade may not be your decision. Robinhood just launched a feature that lets AI agents handle stock trades and credit-card purchases for customers, according to The Wall Street Journal.