Merchant

With the coronavirus pandemic forcing far more e-commerce transactions — and thus, more spending on cards instead of cash — loyalty and rewards are vital to creating lasting consumer habits.

Millions of Americans have yet to receive their stimulus checks, leading progressives to demand reforms improving underbanked consumers’ access to the financial system.

Bankers are bracing for accusations of discrimination in the way Paycheck Protection Program loans were allocated.

A letter from Todd Harper, a member of the National Credit Union Administration board, called on lawmakers to make a variety of legislative changes to help credit unions and consumers weather the pandemic.

It's time for agencies like the Small Business Administration to stop playing catch-up and invest in state-of-the art technology.

Marriott International Inc. raised $920 million in cash through deals with co-branded credit card companies as it rides out the pause in travel due to the coronavirus.

The largest U.S. banks stepped up lending to dominate the government's small-business rescue program after playing an undersized role in its early days.

U.S. banks under $10 billion in assets made 60% of the loans in the first round of the Paycheck Protection Program; things go relatively smoothly in the U.K. as 110,000 small businesses apply for low-cost loans.

Stay-at-home orders and business shutdowns have led to a sharp decline in consumer use of credit and debit cards.

Visa’s the first card company to push back the October deadline for U.S. gas station EMV compliance, but that’s just one of a mounting set of challenges petroleum merchants are facing because of the coronavirus.