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

Unless you need them for tax time or a dispute with your issuer, you can typically shred paper statements after 60 days. And if you've gone digital, it may be a moot point. Many or all of the products ...

Running a business comes with enough challenges—managing operations, serving customers and staying ahead of competitors. But there may be a silent drain on your profits that often goes unnoticed: A ...

Credit card spending has grown significantly over the past decade, leading to higher costs for businesses. For retail executives, finding ways to reduce these processing fees is crucial to improving ...

Kimberlee Leonard has taken her professional experience as an insurance agency owner and financial advisor and translated that into a finance writing career that helps business owners and ...

Credit card processing scams come in all forms. They can be a phone call from an alleged merchant service provider saying your card terminal needs updating or an email offering rate reductions.

Residential and commercial DTE customers who use debit or credit cards to pay their bills, will have a new card processing fee added beginning March 2.

September 15, 2025 - US merchants are cautiously optimistic that a federal district court's decision in Corner Post, Inc. v. Bd. of Governors of Fed. Rsrv. Sys., No. 1:21-CV-00095, 2025 WL 2253474, (D ...

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a massive, multimillion-dollar credit card scheme that has flown under the radar since 2019. The scam involves charging illegally obtained credit cards 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 ...