Have you ever asked yourself why gas stations offer a cash discount when you pay to fill up your tank? The answer is: credit card swipe fees. Gas stations, or any business that accepts credit cards ...

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up a case asking the Federal Reserve to lower the cap on debit card “swipe fees.” An amendment by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act directed ...

Joey Hays is owner of Dyer Foods Inc., which is based in Dyer, Tennessee, and operates 18 supermarkets in western Tennessee under the Food Rite, Hays Cash Saver and Save A Lot brands. When the impact ...

Many small businesses are breathing a bit easier as inflation has cooled and the race for workers slows. But consumers’ steady embrace of credit cards is taking a growing bite out of their margins.

Sauce Boss owner Sheri Tolomeo can’t afford to pay extra swipe fees tacked on by companies every time customers pay with credit cards. Anyone who uses credit cards at her Harrisburg pizza shop pays a ...

As part of the proposed settlement, the credit card companies will temporarily lower the swipe fees for merchants. But not everyone sees this as a satisfying end to a legal battle that stretched on ...

Kentucky's economic health relies heavily on the prosperity of its businesses, both big and small. But with prices continuing to rise, small businesses like mine that comprise more than 99% of ...

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Credit card swipe fees have more than doubled over the last decade, leading some business owners to look for new and creative ways to claw back their profits. Main Street businesses across the country ...