Merchants don't have much say in how they accept payment, and that's a big problem that gets passed onto consumers. LevelUp founder Seth Priebatsch takes a closer look.

How would a genuinely trustable credit card company function? Answer: exactly the opposite of how they do now.

Merchants shell out $50 billion a year to the companies that process your credit card payments. One company, LevelUp, is dropping its fees altogether. Here's how they're getting away with it.

As technology continues to make our world more and more transparent, companies that are proactively trustworthy will be watching out for their customers’ genuine self-interest, rather than simply exploiting their emotions and biases.