Supermarket chain Kroger is banning Visa credit cards at its Foods Co. stores in California starting Aug. 14 and may expand the ban beyond those stores.

Foods Co. stores will still accept all debit cards, including Visa debit cards, as well as MasterCard, American Express and Discover credit cards. What's the rationale behind Kroger's move?

Kroger Pay, like some other retailer-backed mobile-payments services, is deeply integrated with a loyalty program. In Kroger’s case, the loyalty program also is tied to a new debit card, dubbed ...

But many retailers, including Kroger's rival Wal-Mart, have pushed for an extra layer of protection: requiring customers to punch in PIN numbers for both credit cards and debit cards.

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Kroger said it processed nearly $29 billion in Visa debit card transactions in 2015. In the suit it also claimed Visa fined Kroger a total of $7 million in fines for its pin policy.

Kroger stores in Greater Cincinnati, including Northern Kentucky and Dayton, are back online and able to accept credit cards, a Kroger official confirmed just after 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Thanks to Flo Rida, a current Kroger commercial boasts prices that are “low low low low low low low low.”. But that’s not the case when it comes to the debit-card and credit-card holds at ...

Kroger Co. customers have a new option when it comes to paying for their groceries. The Cincinnati-based grocer (NYSE: KR) recently launched its Kroger Pay mobile payment solution in its Columbus ...

Forgetting your cash or card won’t be a problem at Kroger much longer as the company rolls out a mobile payment option this year. The regions largest grocery provider launched Kroger Pay in ...

Shoppers rushing into stores for last-minute meal preparations on Christmas Eve are apparently finding difficulties at one major supermarket chain.

CINCINNATI — Kroger grocery stores are now charging a fee for customers who want cash back with their purchases. For any debit card cash-back transaction at the Cincinnati-based grocery chain ...