US credit card giants said they will implement a new merchant category code for the nation’s gun retailers, which gun control activists say will help flag potential mass shooters and gun traffickers.

Visa, Mastercard and Discover announced they will pause a plan to implement a new merchant category code for the nation’s gun retailers after political pressure from Republicans. The measure that was ...

Visa Inc., MasterCard Inc., and Discover Inc., have paused their work on a plan to track when cardholders make purchases at gun stores. The payment processing companies said Thursday they have ...

March 9 (Reuters) - Mastercard Inc MA.N said on Thursday it would pause work on its implementation of a new payments code for gun merchants, citing the complexities raised by pending laws in a number ...

Payment processor Visa announced Saturday its plans to separately categorize gun shop sales, joining Mastercard and American Express, which have already said they would categorize purchases at firearm ...

Visa Inc.,V-0.95%decrease; down pointing triangle Mastercard Inc. MA-0.65%decrease; down pointing triangle and American Express Co. AXP-0.75%decrease; down pointing triangle will add a new merchant ...