Merchant

Forty percent of newly married people who responded to an Experian survey on finances reported they did not know their spouse’s credit score. One in three said their spouse’s spending habits were not what they expected.

An Oregon lawmaker wants to revive a bill next year that would make it easier to locate debtors who collectively owe the state more than $3 billion in back taxes and other debts.

With consumers generally averse to risk, financial institutions have an opportunity to rethink what it means to make bets in line with their customers' well-being.

The world of payments is changing, and a lot of that change results from the dedication of innovative retailers. Whether partnering with payment companies or going it alone, these brands are putting fresh ideas into practice.

There is some good and bad EMV-related news for the U.S. when it comes to chargebacks and false declines.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday unveiled new disclosures for federal student loans that would require servicers to offer borrowers several repayment choices.

McDonald's has been at the fore of many new digital initiatives around the world, and it has played a significant role in demonstrating how MasterCard can flex its international scale to build new services and avoid being disrupted.

The latest U.S. Economy in a Snapshot report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reveals consumer spending increased slightly in February.

Students used to leave college with two artifacts of their first experiments with credit — free T-shirts and, for better or worse, a credit file. Today they are leaving without either.

Pressure is building on financial services providers to develop more merchant-centric loyalty programs to fight declining interchange revenue, and U.S. Bank is testing one approach in Lawrence, Kan.