Accepting credit cards requires a payment processor like Square or Stripe, a merchant account, and hardware like POS terminals. Fees range from 1.5% to 4%.

Every time a card terminal chirps and a sale goes through, a small slice of that purchase is quietly carved off and routed ...

Stripe is a payment service provider that accepts credit cards, digital wallets and many other payment methods. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners ...

With card acceptance becoming a near-necessity in vending due to declining cash usage, processing fees can put meaningful ...

Credit card spending has grown significantly over the past decade, leading to higher costs for businesses. For retail executives, finding ways to reduce these processing fees is crucial to improving ...

September 15, 2025 - US merchants are cautiously optimistic that a federal district court's decision in Corner Post, Inc. v. Bd. of Governors of Fed. Rsrv. Sys., No. 1:21-CV-00095, 2025 WL 2253474, (D ...

As customers continue to turn away from using cash, businesses say credit card fees are hampering their margins. On Wednesday ...

TROY, Mich.: 2 Dec. 2025 — While the overall business outlook, credit card debt and spending patterns for small businesses in the United States are largely unchanged this year, satisfaction with small ...