A Visa and MasterCard settlement with merchants announced earlier this week could bring changes to your experience checking ...

Two of the world's largest credit card networks, Visa and Mastercard, as well as the banks that issue cards with them, agreed to settle a decadeslong antitrust case brought upon by merchants. The ...

Visa and Mastercard have proposed a settlement in their long-running legal dispute with merchants and retailers over how much they charge merchants to accept their cards. The most important part of ...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers led by Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Texas, is pushing legislation that would significantly reform the credit card industry with the purpose of fostering greater competition, ...

The deal would lower swipe fees and cap them for up to five years — although some business groups say it doesn't go far enough. Credit-card giants Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. have agreed to a ...

Dori Zinn loves helping people learn and understand money. She's been covering personal finance for a decade and her writing has appeared in Wirecutter, Credit Karma, Huffington Post and more. Some ...

Because Visa and Mastercard are widely accepted, you should pick the card with the best perks and benefits based on your spending habits. Each card issuer can decide which perks to offer, so read the ...

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Both feature competitive rewards and potentially frustrating downsides. The best option for you depends on where you shop and, possibly, your membership plan. Many or all of the products on this page ...

While carrying a balance on your credit card should never be your first choice, it's growing increasingly unavoidable for ...

Quick experiment, think about how many credit cards are in your wallet. Got it yet? I am willing to bet that you have a Visa V or Mastercard MA credit card somewhere. Both are publicly traded and are ...

Capital One says Discover is accepted at 99% of U.S. merchants. The last slice of non-acceptance still messes up spending.