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• The little-known credit card program that lets companies share your information

  A Winnipeg man says a little-known program allowed his credit card company to share his credit card number with a merchant before he even had the card himself.

  Canada

  Jun 12, 2023
  
• Small businesses are getting a break on credit card fees starting next year

  Many Canadian small businesses will face lower fees on their credit card transactions after a deal struck between the government, Visa and Mastercard goes into effect.

  Consumer

  May 18, 2023
  
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• Some N.S. retailers call for credit card payment fees to be lowered

  For every credit card transaction, retailers are charged a so-called interchange rate. It's a fee that's shared between credit card companies, payment processors and banks.

  Economy

  Feb 28, 2023
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• Canadian businesses can now add credit card surcharges as restrictions lift

  Canadians may see a jump in the number of businesses applying credit card use surcharges as restrictions on the practice lift Thursday.

  Money

  Oct 6, 2022
• Visa, Mastercard cut ties with ad arm of Pornhub owner Mindgeek after lawsuit

  Visa V.N and Mastercard MA.N on Thursday said they had suspended ties with the advertisement arm of MindGeek, owner of pornography website Pornhub.

  World

  Aug 4, 2022
• Canadian merchants may be able to claim rebates after Visa, Mastercard settlement

  Merchants can now apply for rebates on so-called swipe fees charged on transactions dating back two decades, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says.

  Money

  May 30, 2022
• True Name: Credit card allows transgender, non-binary people to use preferred name

  "Being able to have your name on your identification and your credit cards is privilege that people don't necessarily think of," said trans man Asher DiGiuseppe.

  Lifestyle

  Mar 16, 2022
• Alberta woman feels let down by credit card company after $3,500 in unknown charges

  A southern Alberta woman is speaking up after she says $3,497.59 in fraudulent and interest charges were made to her Walmart Rewards Mastercard over the last few years.

  Consumer

  Jul 19, 2021
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• Woman whose life was upended by child porn video testifies about Pornhub at ethics committee

  A young woman whose life was shattered by a video of her posted to Pornhub while she was still in middle school says the trauma of child pornography is unending.

  Canada

  Feb 1, 2021
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• Pornhub takes down all content by unverified users, says site has been unfairly targeted

  Pornhub says that its policy now ensures all content comes from verified users, which it says goes beyond measures used by companies such as Facebook and Twitter.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2020