The bipartisan Credit Card Competition Act, reintroduced earlier this month, is supported by the restaurant industry but ...

The Credit Card Competition Act would cut down on credit card swipe fees for consumers and has the backing of President Trump ...

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 ...

A proposal is moving through the Kansas Legislature that would ban credit card networks from applying fees to sales taxes and tips. If passed, the measure would unlock immediate savings for the ...

Visa and Mastercard say they have reached a settlement to resolve a long-running battle over swipe fees. These are the fees that restaurants and retailers pay the card companies every time a customer ...

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For many restaurant operators, rent is one of the top monthly expenses. But for Jordan Rubin, the chef/owner of Mr. Tuna and co-owner of Bar Futo and Crispy Gai in Portland, Maine, the cost of rent is ...

Credit card swipe fees are a thorn in the side of my business. Each time a customer taps, inserts or swipes their credit card to make a purchase, I pay a fee — generally between 2-4% of the purchase ...

Every time a customer at a convenience store pays with a credit card, the store is forced to pay a fee. In 2024, major credit card networks like Visa and Mastercard swiped $148 billion from businesses ...

Running a restaurant has never been easy, especially when you start up a business like I did in the middle of the COVID pandemic. The challenges back then were tough, from supply chain disruptions to ...