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Once a credit card swipe crosses the $5,000 mark, the transaction stops being routine and starts triggering a series of behind-the-scenes checks, score calculations, and banking rules that most people ...

AVonGauss [/url]":32i6hzel]EMV (or chip) isn't really all that more secure than the "swipe and sign", it just adjusts how the fraud is perpetrated. With many terminals maintaining a constant ...

Credit card fraud has become a constant and pervasive threat, and debit cards aren't immune to being stolen either. The Federal Trade Commission reported 66,090 instances of credit card fraud in 2020.

If shopping for the holidays seems more expensive this year, blame credit card "swipe fees." This is what credit card companies charge stores when you use credit cards — and you can bet that fee gets ...

Some relief for merchants is coming. After years of litigation and negotiating, in November 2025 Visa and Mastercard agreed ...