Swipe fees on credit and debit card purchases topped $198 billion in 2025, which is a record high and an increase of more ...

Is lawmaking the way forward on swipe fees?

Companies that oppose the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act are appealing a ruling by a federal judge that upheld the law, ...

Visa and Mastercard credit card swipe fees again made up the majority of 2025 swipe fees at $118.8 billion, up from $111.2 ...

A Colorado bill to limit how much businesses pay credit card companies in swipe fees passed its first state Senate committee ...

Main Street is getting squeezed from every direction. The restaurant owner in Little Rock, the boutique in Fayetteville, the ...

A Colorado bill seeks to exempt sales tax from credit card swipe fees.

Merchants were charged $137.8 billion in credit and debit card swipe fees in 2021. This means the average family had to shell out an additional $900 each year on items due to higher swipe fees even ...

As families shop for the holidays this year, many are grappling with the challenge of making their dollars stretch and wondering why things cost so much whether it’s gifts or groceries. Part of the ...

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 ...