Premium credit cards grew in 2025, with higher fees, new perks and steady demand amid Visa and Mastercard settlement news.

Premium credit cards that offer access to airport lounges and generous rewards for travel are getting more expensive and more complicated. The question for consumers: Are they worth it? Chase Sapphire ...

Credit card customers may experience a new level of complexity with transaction fees and even outright rejection. The Visa-Mastercard settlement announced this week, if approved by the court, could ...

In this guide, we'll compare the most popular premium and mid-tier credit cards from American Express, Capital One and Chase. We'll exclude Citi because while the Citi Strata Premier℠ Card (see rates ...

Premium cards offer elite perks like lounge access and travel credits. Using the right rewards (and welcome offers) can easily outweigh high annual fees. The key is finding a card that fits your ...

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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Brian Kelly, founder of credit card and travel website "The Points Guy", about the rising fees in the premium credit card space. High-income consumers or those with strong ...

In case you didn’t know, Visa and Mastercard have been in a legal feud with U.S. merchants for about 20 years. Last month, the two giants proposed a new settlement — and it’s already facing legal ...

With perks such as airport lounge access, hotel upgrades and statement credits, premium credit cards can feel like a fast track to VIP treatment. But those benefits don’t come cheap and often require ...

With more than 50 million redeemed miles under her belt, Becky Pokora is a rewards travel expert. She's been writing about credit cards and reward travel since 2011 with articles on Forbes Advisor, ...

Somewhere between the no-annual-fee, no-frills rewards credit cards and the ultra-premium cards that charge annual fees costing hundreds of dollars a year, is where the most popular segment of the ...