Discover what the merchant discount rate (MDR) is, why it's important for businesses, and how typical fees range. Learn how MDR affects transactions and pricing.

Two Tennessee-based restaurant businesses have filed a potential class action against a major credit card payment processor and an affiliated marketer, claiming that the companies conspired to tack ...

Visa and Mastercard have a potential deal with retailers that would lower fees for merchants, potentially lowering prices but threatening prized consumer rewards. The deal, which is still subject to ...

Visa and Mastercard announced a settlement deal Monday in a decades-long legal battle over merchant fees on card transactions. The deal would lower the merchant fees associated with card transactions ...

Credit card surcharging is on the rise. Imposing a surcharge in a compliant manner is more than adding a fee at the point of sale. Below we review on a high level the legal and commercial ...

Visa and Mastercard have struck a deal with retailers that would lower fees for merchants, potentially lowering prices but threatening prized consumer rewards. The two credit card giants have been ...

A Washington D.C. bill would prevent banks and credit card companies from collecting processing fees on sales tax and gratuities—charges that businesses don’t even keep. But not everyone is on board ...

Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) are close to a settlement that could resolve a two-decade legal battle with U.S. merchants by reducing credit-card fees and loosening restrictions on which cards stores ...

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation last month announced three orders against Discover Bank, Greenwood and its parent that resulted in a nearly $1.4 billion settlement. The bulk of that amount ...