For most small UK businesses it’s impossible to avoid taking customer payments by credit card. But the fees from these transactions can quickly eat into profits, making it particularly difficult for ...

While many Americans worry about tariffs potentially boosting inflation, merchants continue to warn of a cost increase that's already certain: credit card swipe fees. Banks, card processors and ...

Discover how batch credit card processing can save costs with grouped transactions. Learn how it works, key benefits, and considerations for your business.

Explore how Base I, the first real-time credit card authorization system, revolutionized transactions and paved the way for modern electronic payments.

The process by which a business collects payment from a credit card transaction involves two steps, authorization and settlement, and three key players: customer, issuing bank and merchant. Many, or ...

For years, merchants have battled banks and payment processors over credit card processing fees. That fight has risen to a fever pitch now that a bipartisan bill to curb those fees is on the table.

Visa (NYSE:V), the digital payments firm, and Pismo jointly announced that the Nordic challenger bank Lunar will start Visa card processing with Pismo’s platform as the first bank in the Nordics. The ...

Visa and Mastercard have been accused of serious cases against their role in facilitating payments linked to illegal content on the adult website, OnlyFans. According to allegations, by a ...

When it comes to processing credit card payments, you have to spend money to make money. Every player in the payments value chain, including the issuer, acquirer or processor and card network, deducts ...