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New Color of Plastic June, 18, 1999

Gold cards have generally lost their luster and platinum cards are beginning to tarnish --- so what is the new color of plastic money? According to CardWatch (www.cardwatch.com) the new card colors include black, diamond and titanium. more

It's a Groovy Credit Card, Baby! June, 16, 1999

Austin Powers - the man who marketed himself to death - now has a credit card. And "It's Titanium, Baby!". First USA and New Line Cinema rolled out the new Austin Powers Limited-Edition Titanium VISA credit card yesterday. more

Do It Direct June, 16, 1999

Consumers who do not have access to the Internet, a computer or a credit card can still tap into the electronic age to pay bills. The solution is direct payment. Direct payment allows you to have your bills paid automatically from your bank account. more

Web Wallets June, 15, 1999

Consumers who shop online will now have the ability to set up an electronic wallet that will work throughout the Internet. Until now wallets have been offered on some Websites but each wallet system has had its own format. more

Privacy Invasion June, 11, 1999

"You Can't Do That!" says the Minnesota Attorney General. Yesterday a lawsuit was filed against Minnesota-based U.S. Bank for allegedly releasing customers' private banking information to a telemarketing company in exchange for a fee of $4 million plus a 22% ... more

Juggling Foreign Currency June, 11, 1999

Consumers who travel abroad infrequently need to carry the right money mix says the AAA. Rather than pack a wallet full of colorful cash and pockets jingling with unfamiliar coins, AAA Worldwide Travel experts say the right mix involves several payment ... more

Charging Fast Food June, 10, 1999

NPC confirmed Wednesday it is conducting the first major pilot of Hypercom 'ICE 5000' handheld 900MHz wireless touch-screen card payment system at one of the country's top five fast food restaurant chains. Hypercom's system is the payment industry's first ... more

April Surge June, 9, 1999

Revolving credit grew at an annual rate of 6.8% during April compared to 5.4% last April according to preliminary figures released this week by the Federal Reserve. However overall consumer credit slipped from 4.3% for April 1998 to 3.4% for April 1999. more

Discover Downloaded June, 4, 1999

Intuit Inc. and Discover Financial Services, Inc. announced Thursday that Discover Cardmembers can now download their Discover Card account statement information to Quicken 99 personal finance management software. This new service is a further expansion of ... more

Smart IDs June, 2, 1999

Listen up students of Radford High School-HI, next school year you will get a new student ID card. In fact the new ID cards are smart cards that are going to be implemented by The Pathways Group. more

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