Tag: credit card

April 18, 2024

Klarna, the Swedish buy now, pay later pioneer, is overhauling its U.S. approach to an old-fashioned payments tool, the credit card. The company is ditching the credit card it rolled out in the U.S. two years ago, and replacing it […]

April 1, 2024

For years, Visa and Mastercard rules have said that if a merchant doesn’t add a surcharge for all credit card transactions, including those made with another card company such as American Express, then they couldn’t impose a surcharge on Visa […]

March 24, 2023

The card issuers are required to report the data to the federal government twice annually under the The Fair Credit and Charge Card Disclosure Act of 1988. While the card information has historically been gathered from the 25 largest issuers […]

November 29, 2022

The slower growth at San Francisco, Calif.-based Visa comes as the U.S. braces for a possible recession, with consumers tightening their budgets in the face of inflation and companies cutting back on jobs and expenditures. Still, higher prices work in […]

November 1, 2022

“Honeywell Smart Pay gives sales associates and service employees the power to finalize payments on-the-spot in retail, parcel delivery, public transportation services and other businesses where mobile payment can be used,” the company said in the release. Nonetheless, it’s a […]

October 28, 2022

Mastercard reported an increase in third-quarter earnings as the second-largest card network company benefited from its investments in the payments sector. During the company’s earnings conference call Thursday, Chief Executive Michael Miebach noted the company’s “focused execution” of Mastercard’s strategy […]

March 12, 2021

Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin zeroed in on America’s two big credit card companies, Mastercard and Visa, for criticism at a congressional hearing on antitrust issues Thursday, again warning the companies about high fees. At the antitrust subcommittee hearing of […]

August 11, 2020

Shopping on the online Apple Store just got slightly easier for Apple Card holders, as the virtual marketplace now provides a direct option to pay with the branded company card at checkout. While not a one-click solution, the addition of […]

June 8, 2015

Earlier this week, Pinterest announced the release of Buyable Pins — a new way for merchants to sell products through the Pinterest mobile app.For consumers, Buyable Pins make it easier to move from a Pin to purchase. For businesses, this […]