After JEA's original announcement on processing fees for payments by credit card and debit card drew complaints it would hurt small businesses, the utility lowered the processing fee it will charge customers on payments of more than $1,000. The fees kicked ...

When it comes to processing credit card payments, you have to spend money to make money. Every player in the payments value chain, including the issuer, acquirer or processor and card network, deducts a small percentage from every card transaction in order ...

A restaurant cannot run without payment infrastructure in place, but the pure cost of doing business can often be more of a burden than it should be for many fast and full-service restaurants across the country. In order to survive the recent wave of ...

Grocers pay a lower rate than other businesses and they tend to have more recurring customers, making them less likely to implement credit card surcharges. The convenience of swiping your credit card at the register comes at a cost. If a business wants ...

(InvestigateTV) — Around 57% of credit card holders think processing fee should be illegal, according to a new survey by LendingTree. LendingTree Chief Credit Analyst Matt Schulz said consumers are fed up with the extra two to three percent charges.

Each time a customer pays for a purchase with a credit or debit card, the seller must pay a credit card processing fee. Credit card processors, also known as merchant account providers, help facilitate credit card transactions and charge fees for doing so.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The next time you go out to eat and tip a server on your bill, that person who filled your drink and made sure your order was right might be paying part of the fee that comes with swiping your card. This week, the question of who ...

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Processing fees, or “swipe” fees, on credit cards are likely rising for millions of businesses, but whether this is a classic case of corporate greed at the expense of consumers depends on who you ask. Visa and Mastercard, the top two payments ...