There are various costs associated with accepting alternative payment types. These costs are a serious merchant consideration.

This article reviews the current landscape for payment discounts and surcharges, considers whether they influence consumer payment choice, and offers several policy responses.

This article summarizes analysis from three recent Economic Review articles on how changes to card payment technology and debit card regulation will affect the U.S. retail payments system in years to come.

The U.S. payments system has entered a new era — one that is witnessing a marked decline in the use of paper checks and a sharp increase in the use of electronic payments.

This article examines the potential for fraud associated with various "traditional" payment methods and the protective measures that consumers should take when using them.

This article discusses the various uses of stored-value cards and the different degrees of their use and acceptance four years after their introduction.

This article discusses the origin and roles of merchant acquiring; the models for acquiring; and relevant developments in legislation, PCI compliance, and the Single Euro Payments Area.

This article describes some of the means by which individuals remit funds internationally -- informal networks, money transfer operators, financial institutions and other options -- and discusses some of the factors that may influence the choice of provider.