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The very active pen of Colorado Governor Jared Polis vetoed a bill this week that would have prevented credit card companies from collecting interchange... Read More »

Inflation and high interest rates are causing serious financial stress for many consumers and credit card customers in particular. Many people are falling... Read More »

People in the market for a new credit card may focus their search on cards that have a sleek design or offer the best travel rewards. But, according to a... Read More »

At Robinhood, AI agents are now able to make stock trades and complete credit card purchases on a customer’s behalf.  Here’s how it works. Robinhood... Read More »

Those looking forward to seeing the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (IFPA) go into effect on July 1 will have to wait at least one more year.  In... Read More »

Financial educators probably aren’t too happy with Tucker Carlson this week. The media figure said in a video post on X that he thinks people in the U.S... Read More »

Imagine a shopper asking Google’s Gemini for the best lightweight stroller under $200. The shopper receives a comparison of products, reads reviews, and... Read More »

One doesn’t have to look far these days to find reports about how agentic commerce is reshaping consumer behavior and the overall state of eCommerce. But... Read More »

Artificial intelligence has moved out of the pilot phase in the finance space and is now deep into application. Among its many functions, it’s used to... Read More »

Shell announced a new credit card this week that gives drivers some relief from rising gas prices. The national average price of a gallon of regular... Read More »

Fanatics, an online retailer of sports merchandise, has announced a new partnership with American Express that will bring sports fans a number of rewards... Read More »

Chime has competed for more than a decade on the absence of fees, not on the presence of rewards. That will change this spring. The company announced in... Read More »

The weather in certain parts of the country may not exactly be balmy yet, but it’s never too early to make summer vacation plans. To coincide with the... Read More »

For people worried about the economy and dealing with affordability issues, one option could be to tuck that high interest rate credit card aside and reach... Read More »

For many business owners, the question no longer is whether AI can help them improve the efficiency of their operations, but rather by how much... Read More »

Colorado is moving forward with a bill that stands to reshape credit card economics for consumers. The state is advancing a measure that would prevent... Read More »

After years of relying on keyword-dominated search results as the golden goose for customer acquisition, the payments industry is scrambling to catch up as... Read More »

In case you haven’t noticed, virtually every business in America now is desperate to get you on a subscription. For them, it’s the ideal business model:... Read More »

A credit card report out of South Korea this week is likely to bring smiles to the faces of adolescents — even though their parents may fear that one of... Read More »

Spirit Airlines’ journey has come to an end. The company ceased operations earlier this month after failing to reach a deal that could have kept its... Read More »

Think fast: what do Adam Sandler, the American Express Gold Card, and Janet Jackson all have in common? There’s more than one correct response here. So if... Read More »

OnePay is launching a Builder Card, a secured Mastercard with no security deposit, no interest charge, and no monthly or annual fees, keeping with the... Read More »

More than three months after President Donald Trump called for a 10% cap on credit card interest rates, one politician isn’t willing to let the issue slip... Read More »

The future isn’t looking bright for the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (IFPA). The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) put out a... Read More »