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A proposed legal settlement between Visa, Mastercard and U.S. merchants could soon change how some shoppers pay at checkout.
Premium cards with higher rewards cost retailers more to process, and they soon may be able to pass that onto you.
Premium credit cards grew in 2025, with higher fees, new perks and steady demand amid Visa and Mastercard settlement news.
Meanwhile, the company continues to send a lot of cash back to shareholders. In fiscal 2025, Visa returned $22.8 billion through share repurchases and dividends. The bulk of this capital return was in the form of share repurchases during fiscal 2025. Visa repurchased $18.2 billion worth of its own stock.
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Visa/Mastercard may cut swipe fees a hair (about 0.1%), which helps stores but won’t show up as obvious price drops for shoppers Stores could get more power to favor cheaper cards and even say “no” to high-reward, high-fee cards, so you might need a ...