— -- 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With Target saying its data breach is much worse, here's what to watch for. Jan. 11, 2014— -- intro: Would you give a thief direct access to your checking account? No? Unfortunately, you may be ...

FMI joined a coalition of industry organizations in urging the Federal Reserve to finalize its debit card swipe fee reform ...

In a ruling favoring retailers, a federal judge vacated a Federal Reserve rule on debit card "swipe fees," saying the regulator went beyond what Congress allowed in laws it passed in 2010, according ...

WASHINGTON - Swipe your debit card at the supermarket and you've placed yourself at the heart of a contentious congressional debate. On one side are banks like JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America and ...

Fees paid by merchants to accept credit card and debit cards will dampen consumer spending power this holiday shopping season as sellers look for ways to offset the cost, says the Merchants Payment ...

The National Retail Federation this week asked the Federal Reserve to lower the five-year-old cap on debit-card swipe fees, saying it was higher than Congress intended. “In most cases, 24 cents per ...

Little Dipper in downtown Roanoke recently started accepting credit cards. Co-owner Shellie Crowder says the boost in business has been worth the extra fees, but she thinks mom-and-pop stores such as ...