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Back In The Sky May, 27, 1998

After being dumped by Chase Manhattan earlier this year, 'The British Airways VISA' is back in the market as it was re-launched yesterday with First USA. The new product is loaded with a lot of punch as it offers a waiver of the first year's annual fee, one ... more

CardLess Money Transfers May, 27, 1998

Western Union Financial Services and EDS announced Tuesday they are developing a system for cardless, consumer-initiated cash and cash equivalent transfers at ATM machines. The system, based on EDS patents, will enable consumers to electronically move funds ... more

Free Travel-For-Life May, 22, 1998

Carlson Companies' electronic shopper loyalty card program, 'Gold Points Plus', announced Thursday it will offer a grand prize of "Free Travel for Life" and scores of other prizes to lucky cardholders. The 'Free Travel for Life' program will launch June 1 and ... more

Elvis Card Lives May, 22, 1998

The Bank of Scotland is set to introduce the 'Elvis MasterCard' next week. The bank will be using Elvis impersonators to give out application information. An Elvis magazine and special retail discounts are also in the works. more

Maximum Miles May, 22, 1998

Hyatt Hotels and American Express announced Thursday the 'Maximum Miles from Hyatt' program. Guests will be able to earn quadruple miles on select airlines for every stay at Hyatt Hotels and Resorts worldwide between June 1 and August 31 when they stay two or ... more

X Prize Platinum May, 21, 1998

The X PRIZE Foundation, a nonprofit organization created to jump-start the space tourism industry, launched one of the most unusual and exciting sweepstakes in history yesterday. The grand-prize winner of the 'Your Ticket to Space' sweepstakes will take a ... more

Adding Octane May, 20, 1998

Chase Manhattan announced yesterday it is beefing up and simplifying its 'Shell MasterCard'. As of June 1, the $70 annual cap on rebates will be eliminated on gasoline and non-gasoline purchases. more

V.I.P. Rewards May, 20, 1998

MA-based, mall manager WellsPark Group, launched the most comprehensive relationship marketing program ever created by a mall developer yesterday. The 'V.I.P. Rewards' program will allow customers to earn points for rewards via in-store data colletion ... more

Seinfeld Carded May, 14, 1998

Credit card commercials from VISA and MasterCard will claim a spot in tonight's 'Seinfeld' finale. Yesterday VISA announced it will debut a new 30-second commercial targeted at 'Generation Xers'. more

Students Fail Personal Finance May, 14, 1998

American college students bounce checks, revolve credit card purchases and will rack an average of $15,000 in post-graduate according to recent survey conducted by Quicken. The survey found that 67% of college students now have credit cards with 71% of ... more

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