The First Credit Card: What Young Adults (and Parents) Should Know

We answer commonly asked questions. Among them: Why get a credit card at all?

Before Crypto Lender Celsius Crashed, CEO Alex Mashinsky Was Known for Big Ideas and Battles

For some 30 years, Alex Mashinsky barreled into whatever was the hot technology of the time,…

CFPB Is Investigating Goldman Sachs’s Credit-Card Practices

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said Thursday that regulators are investigating business practices at its credit card…

CFPB Is Investigating Goldman Sachs’s Credit-Card Practices

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said Thursday that regulators are investigating business practices at its credit card…

Winners and Losers From Card-Fee Proposal Are Hard to Figure

A new proposal for regulating credit cards could shake up the payments industry in more ways…

Banks Spend Big to Boost Credit-Card Sign-Ups, Defying Recession Fears

Inflation is at a four-decade high, and a recession could be near. Credit-card issuers aren’t worried:…

What CEOs Are Saying: ‘Situation Seems Worse Than It Did a Quarter Ago’

July 30, 2022 11:19 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Here is what some of…

Payments Companies Don’t Mind If You Buy Generic

People are increasingly paying with their credit cards these days—but often for the right reasons, from…

WSJ News Exclusive | Senate Bill Takes Aim at Visa, Mastercard Credit-Card Fees

Two U.S. senators are preparing legislation that would give merchants power to process many Visa and…

WSJ News Exclusive | Senate Bill Takes Aim at Visa, Mastercard Credit-Card Fees

Two U.S. senators are preparing legislation that would give merchants power to process many Visa and…