By greatly facilitating transactions, William Boyle’s credit card helped the global economy to grow, and benefited bankers, merchants and customers alike.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today announced 2018 changes in dollar thresholds for several Regulation Z provisions governed by the CARD Act, the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act and the Dodd-Frank Act. The thresholds are based on changes in the Consumer Price Index.

Generous rewards and sign-up offers, especially in super-prime customer segments, have helped drive up consumer satisfaction with credit cards, according to a J.D. Power study released today.

New credit card accounts totaled 91 million in the first quarter of 2017, according to the latest edition of ABA’s Credit Card Market Monitor released today.

Efforts by financial institutions to secure card payments and prevent fraud appear to be paying off, according to a recent survey commissioned by Transaction Network Services.

Profitability among the nation’s large credit card banks fell slightly in 2016, according to data released by the Federal Reserve today.

Consumer noncash payments have increased significantly between 2000 and 2015, according to new data from the Federal Reserve today.

Hock imagined the Visa network, an entirely new approach to card acceptance and settlement.

Through big data and clever marketing, Richard Fairbank changed the way Americans acquire and use credit cards.

The CFPB recently sent letters to top retail credit card companies expressing concerns about deferred interest products, which allow consumers to pay for a purchase over time interest-free, provided the balance is repaid within the promotional period.