Cash discounts are all the rage as merchants seek to lower payment card acceptance costs. But critics say cash discounts all too often are surcharges in disguise. Few topics last year drew more ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- In the constant struggle to control costs, food businesses on Staten Island began passing along credit card processing fees to customers. The practice popped up over the summer ...

Pundits have predicted for months that cash acceptance will decline markedly as consumers rush into electronic payments. But sellers view cash as a less-expensive option for them, and some payments ...

More and more Long Island merchants are dinging shoppers with fees for using credit cards, and many of them are doing it in a way that breaks the law. The surcharges, often running 3% to 4% of the ...

CEO, National Retail Solutions (NRS). POS, NRS Digital Media, NRS Pay, NRS Funding, NRS Purple, and NRS Petro: Helping retailers succeed. There are some stark numbers when it comes to the rising costs ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. J.R. Whalen: Here's Your Money Briefing for Wednesday, October 18th. I'm J.R.

New York City just got more expensive and almost no one noticed. A long-running court battle that ended in January gives New York merchants the right to charge extra for credit card purchases as long ...

(WJAR) — Will that be cash or card? A growing number of retailers are tacking on a fee if you choose to pay with credit – even in Massachusetts, where credit card surcharges are illegal. “So credit ...