— -- When gas prices edged above $4 a gallon earlier this spring, the Merchants Payments Coalition, a group that represents retailers, said "hidden fees" charged by banks and card processing ...

Americans currently use debit cards and credit cards for nearly 82% of their payments and purchases, almost double the share as recently as 2003. In 2022, they used debit cards 98 billion times for ...

Data suggests that fees charged by banks and card networks were more than 25% higher than other estimates. "These outrageous fees drive up the price of almost everything consumers buy, and addressing ...

Total fees increased by more than $15 billion from the previous year. Last December, Rovertown partnered with Weigel's and St. Romain Oil Co., operator of Y-Not Stop c-stores, to integrate swipe fee ...

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 ...

Swipe fees are charges merchants pay when accepting card payments. They range from 1% to 3% depending on card type and brand. Swipe fees eat into profit margins but can be managed with smart ...