Using a credit card beyond its sanctioned limit doesn’t mean the bank has increased your limit permanently. It usually means the bank has temporarily allowed you to spend extra, either as a built-in ...

Premium cards boomed in 2025. 2026 will bring a K-shaped market, more experiential perks, growing mid-tier cards and steadier ...

Web skimming is a cyberattack that steals credit card data during a checkout. Researchers have identified an ongoing campaign ...

The idea is not theoretical, South African retailers have already piloted crypto acceptance at the till through wallet ...

Uber has dropped Visa card payments in Kenya, forcing users to switch to mobile money, cash, and other alternatives as processing costs rise.

Americans Carry $1.21 Trillion in Credit Card Debt, with 73% Tied to Essentials and Median Interest Rates at 25.3% Gen X consistently holds the highest balances, as every generation -- from Gen Z to ...

A payment gateway encrypts and transmits customer data; a processor moves funds between accounts. Both are essential for online credit card transactions.

“We kept hearing the same story: good merchants shut down overnight and left scrambling,” Nyah Penney, founder of Tower ...

Many mainstream processors treat nicotine pouches as high-risk and block them under "acceptable use" rules. That often leaves websites with frozen deposits and interrupted cash flow. Tower Payments' ...

Autel is integrating credit card payments into up to 100,000 EV chargers, starting with a new payment-ready MaxiCharger AC ...

Accepting credit cards requires a payment processor like Square or Stripe, a merchant account, and hardware like POS ...

FAIRFAX, Va. — Twenty credit card skimming devices were found while searching hundreds of ATMs, gas pumps and card payment devices in Fairfax County. According to the Fairfax County Police Department, ...