The machines allow people to donate specific items or services to six local charities and two national organizations with the push of a few buttons and swipe of a card.

Building on earlier efforts in late 2024 that produced more than 3,000 letters, the expanded campaign underscores how ...

Merchants paid an average of 2.26% in swipe fees for transactions using the Visa and Mastercard credit card networks in 2023, the latest year with available data, according to Nilson.