Multiple events impacted the credit card ecosystem in 2025. The CardRates team will continue to track these stories, as well ...

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Visa and Mastercard announced a new proposal with U.S. merchants in a 20-year-long legal battle over interchange, or swipe, fees. The proposal includes a temporary reduction in swipe fees and could ...