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Most people think tipping with a credit card is the same as tipping with cash. After all, 20% is 20%, right? But if you chat with anyone in the service industry who primarily gets paid in tips, you'll ...

If you're *this close* to paying off your credit card balance and want to walk into the new year debt-free, there are a handful of small, but helpful, steps you can take in these last couple weeks you ...

Fintech startup Mesa has shut down its Homeowners Card, which awarded points to cardholders for paying their mortgages. A message on the Mesa website states that as of December 12, “all Mesa ...

The long-awaited rollout of the new generation of the Clipper card payment system begins Wednesday, when Bay Area travelers will be able to pay for public transit trips more efficiently and ...

Under a new system rolled out Wednesday, Dec. 10, almost every transit system in the Bay Area will allow riders to pay by tapping a credit or debit card. Related Articles New California driving laws ...

Following a delay of more than a year, public-transit riders will soon be able to pay their fares by tapping their credit or debit cards. Two dozen Bay Area transit-system operators on Wednesday will ...

Cash-strapped Americans are dreaming of a green Christmas as money woes dampen what’s supposed to be the happiest time of the year. A new study has laid bare the dire state of the economy, with a ...

The new guidance clarifies enforcement mechanisms, standardizes data use, and tightens legal boundaries for credit penalties. First introduced through pilot programs in the early 2010s, the social ...

Your favorite latte at the local coffee shop could soon cost $5, $5.10 or $5.25—depending on how you pay. A settlement between Visa, Mastercard and U.S. merchants announced this week could usher in a ...

The real price of a premium credit card isn’t the three-digit annual fee. For some, it’s the hours spent in spreadsheets trying to get their money’s worth. Eric and Charlene May have an arsenal of 14 ...