Premium credit cards grew in 2025, with higher fees, new perks and steady demand amid Visa and Mastercard settlement news.

Chairman & CEO Stephen Squeri highlighted a "very strong quarter with revenues up 11% year-over-year to a record $18.4 billion and earnings per share up 19% to $4.14." Card member spending accelerated ...

Credit card customers may experience a new level of complexity with transaction fees and even outright rejection. The Visa-Mastercard settlement announced this week, if approved by the court, could ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Brian Kelly, founder of credit card and travel website "The Points Guy", about the rising fees in the premium credit card space. High-income consumers or those with strong ...

Premium credit cards typically come with high annual fees but offer valuable benefits. Benefits are often structured as monthly or merchant-specific credits that require spending to unlock the full ...

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The best premium credit cards offer long lists of luxury perks, from lounge access to hotel upgrades to travel credits. They also come with high annual fees to match, which means they aren't a great ...

High-income consumers or those with strong credit scores are being hotly pursued by credit card companies. This is happening at the same time that premium cards - you know, the ones with all the ...