Gun control advocates are cheering a new change in the credit card industry that they say could help prevent gun violence. This week, credit card companies Visa, Mastercard and American Express all ...

NEW YORK — Payment processor Visa Inc. said Saturday that it plans to start separately categorizing sales at gun shops, a major win for gun control advocates who say it will help better track ...

Merchant category codes now exist for almost every kind of purchase, including those made at supermarkets, clothing stores, coffee shops, etc. Gun retailers were coded as general merchandise. Payment ...

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Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. have decided to pause implementing a plan that activists had hoped would track firearm sales and help curb gun violence. The payments giants — along with Discover ...

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