Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes in data-driven analysis and news at the intersection of tech, personal finance and consumer sentiment. Dashia investigates economic ...

Major equity indices lost ground in the first week of the new year, with the benchmark S&P 500 falling 1.03%, NASDAQ ...

Visa (NYSE:V) has offered Apple (AAPL) ~$100M to switch its popular co-branded credit card to its payment network from Mastercard's (NYSE:MA), according to a media report. American Express (NYSE:AXP) ...

Capital One was already a major credit card issuer. Now it’s also got a payment network presence. The credit card giant is also a bank, even if it’s not yet done a great deal of business-building on ...

Credit card fraud is the most common form of identity theft, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The four major credit card networks — Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover — ...

Visa Inc., the global payments technology powerhouse, capped fiscal 2025 with another sturdy performance in the fourth quarter, driven by strong processed transactions and robust payment and ...

Payment card networks Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover have collectively agreed to settlements totaling $231.7 million to resolve a long-running antitrust class action lawsuit brought ...

Visa and Mastercard are two of the largest credit card networks, powering over 85% of credit card transactions nationwide. Chances are, you already carry one in your wallet. But what sets them apart?