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Top Gift Card December, 10, 1999

While most plastic gift cards are limited to a certain retailer and amounts of $100 or less, there is a new gift card that beats them all, hands down. It's the OmniGift Card. The new gift card is a personalized MasterCard that is available in amounts ranging ... more

More Digital Wallets December, 9, 1999

Online shoppers who repeatedly fill out the same information for online orders are doing it the hard way. This year an easier way has emerged. Digital wallets enable customers to store information such as credit card numbers, shipping addresses, and ... more

Top 10 Gift Cards December, 6, 1999

Christmas shopping never got easier. Now you can do thoughtful holiday shopping in your pajamas. This year the hot buzz is electronic, plastic gift cards. Every serious retailer now offers some kinda gift card and most offer the capability of ordering the ... more

ATM Bug Dead December, 5, 1999

When it comes to ATMs -- the Y2K bug is dead . . . at least that is the message the nation's largest ATM networks want to get out. This month the ATM network operators will begin affixing special "Y2K Bug" stickers to ATMs nationwide to show that they have ... more

Xmas 99 Sales November, 24, 1999

Mirror, mirror on the wall, tell how much consumers will spend after all. The world of holiday guesstimates was unleashed this week. Amazon.com says consumers will spend $8 billion online for the holidays. more

Xmas 99 Card Usage November, 23, 1999

American consumers will rack up a record $126.5 billion on credit and debit cards this holiday season. General purpose credit cards (VISA, MasterCard, Discover and American Express) will account for $92.6 billion of the total holiday charges. more

MasterCard Gift Cards November, 23, 1999

Prepaid gift cards from MasterCard are now available from a Newport Beach, CA-based firm called CardEx Incentives. The company released a special Millennium MasterCard GiftCard and two other holiday-themed MasterCard GiftCards this week. more

Fed Xmas Gift November, 19, 1999

Credit card rates continue to march up. For the third time this year the Federal Open Market Committee voted to raise the federal funds rate to 5.5% and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors approved an increase in the discount rate to 5%. more

Xmas Online November, 19, 1999

Computer keyboards and credit cards will be smokin' this holiday season. VISA says more Americans plan to shop online this holiday season than ever before. Fifty-five percent of respondents to a VISA survey said they plan to shop online for gifts this ... more

Instant Chase November, 17, 1999

While some card issuers are now offering very quick approvals online, a few issuers have taken it a step further with instant credit. Chase Manhattan and ShopNow.com announced this week they have teamed up to launch the ShopNow.com MasterCard from Chase. more
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