Charging purchases to a credit card is the way U.S. consumers most commonly pay online. But there are several reasons you might not want to use a card when you buy something on the internet.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... More than a third of all transactions in the U.S. ran through credit cards last year, driven by 827 million active accounts and a financial system built on ...

Whenever someone uses a credit card to buy a scoop of mango ice cream at one of Victor Garcia's shops in Texas, the financial system takes a bite. Credit card fees gobbled up more than $25,000 of ...

If a business wants to offset processing fees, you could have to pay a surcharge for using a credit card. However, if you want to avoid this fee, pay with your debit card, cash or check. If ...