Explore how Base I, the first real-time credit card authorization system, revolutionized transactions and paved the way for modern electronic payments.

As the cost of groceries, housing, and everyday necessities continues to rise, many Americans are leaning more heavily on their credit cards to stay afloat. But not everyone is experiencing credit ...

A credit card authorization key is a secure code used to process transactions, confirming purchases and preventing fraud ...

Point-of-sale (POS) systems can be complex, ultimately doing so much more for a business than simply processing payments. While payments are at the heart of POS, we research a detailed combination of ...

When I went to my first baseball game in 1974 the hotdog, souvenir and beer vendors did not take credit cards. Cash was king. Yet, cash wasn’t very convenient. It had to be counted, sorted, locked up ...

If your regular monthly expenses are groceries, fuel and household bills, a card that gives its best rewards on dining, travel or luxury shopping will quietly push you to spend in unfamiliar ways.

Every time a server drops a check presenter and you scrawl a tip on the credit card line, you are triggering a small but intricate financial system. Money moves from your bank to a processor, then to ...

With Bitcoin surging over 59% year-on-year, the asset has officially transitioned from a niche interest into the financial mainstream. While traditional loyalty programs continue to lock value in ...

D.C. won’t require taxis to take credit cards until May at the earliest, after the city’s Taxicab Commission decided Wednesday to go through a longer process to issue the new rules. “What we want to ...

Tipping with a credit card works a little differently than cash. Here's where your tip goes, how workers get paid, and what ...