Below are our staff picks for the year's best prepaid and debit cards. Unlike traditional credit cards, these cards require that cardholders load funds onto the card before using. Disclosure: When you ...

We’ve always admired Discover for providing value to consumers. Its credit cards have minimal fees, offer good rewards, and are widely accepted nationwide. The Discover it® Cash Back credit card is ...

The rising popularity of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solutions raises questions for lenders that don’t have a standardized way ...

If merchants are spending that much in interchange on sales tax, consider how much money businesses that call for a gratuity ...

JetBlue’s Premier World Elite Mastercard is the latest credit card to offer premium rewards to cardholders. Premium credit ...

Tokenization transforms payment information into a digital representation — or token — that is unique to the cardholder and the merchant where the cardholder is making a payment, meaning criminals who ...

Although some people may think bad credit is only important when you want to get a loan, having a poor credit history can also impact things like obtaining a new utility account or renting an ...

Our experts and industry insiders blog the latest news, studies and current events from inside the credit card industry. Our ...

Toby is the founder of CardRates.com and lends his 20 years of experience in the credit card industry to educate consumers. His commentary and reviews have been featured to millions on Yahoo! Finance, ...

An expanding HELOC market may create more competition for credit card issuers and alternative lenders. We sat down with ...

Neither Capital One nor Discover are in financial distress leading up to the shareholder vote. Capital One topped earnings ...

Eric Bank is an M.B.A. who has covered financial and business topics since 1985, appearing regularly on Credible, eHow, WiseBread, The Nest, Zacks, Chron, BadCredit.org and dozens of other outlets.