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Avoiding Late Fees January, 30, 2001

Aggressive late fee policies by credit card issuers may drive more consumers to utilize direct debit for recurring payments and point-of-sale transactions. The Atlanta-based Direct Deposit and Direct Payment Coalition released a survey last week that found ... more

Striking Gold January, 29, 2001

Credit card colors range from green to black and from silver to titanium. However the saturation of platinum card marketing has ignited the re-discovery of gold colored credit cards. more

Biz Miles January, 25, 2001

The competition in the business card market is heating up as more and more issuers add air mileage enhancements to the cards. Advanta has launched a major solicitation this month for its new Bonus Miles MasterCard BusinessCard. more

SuperBowl Survivor January, 23, 2001

CardWeb.com, Amtrak, Denny's restaurants, Longview RV Superstores, and Massachusetts radio station KIX Country 979 have teamed up for a SuperBowl promotion with a "Survivor" twist. Eight hardy souls from the Springfield, Mass. area are spending a week in an ... more

Real Getaway January, 22, 2001

MasterCard is launching a sweepstakes this week for a chance to win a vacation on a private island. The sweepstakes will be featured on this week's Super Bowl XXXV. The "MasterCard Getaways Sweepstakes" is an online travel promotion, located on ... more

Insurance Cards January, 18, 2001

Debit cards for insurance pay outs are beginning to surface. This week Hartford Financial Services Group unveiled a stored value VISA card to give policyholders the option of receiving their claim settlement in the form of The Hartford Insurance VISA Claim ... more

I-Fraud Fighter January, 17, 2001

The Worldwide E-Commerce Fraud Prevention Network went online this week. Merchantfraudsquad.com is the first initiative of the fraud prevention network, a not-for-profit organization formed last fall by American Express and its coalition partners Amazon.com, ... more

Discover Generosity January, 16, 2001

The Discover Card is expanding its roster of beneficiaries for the CashBack Bonus Award program. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International will join the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Communities In Schools as beneficiaries of the Discover Card ... more

Revealing Scores January, 12, 2001

The mystery of credit scores is fading away as one of the big three credit bureaus is gearing up to reveal and analyze the info for consumers. Equifax, the credit bureau, and Fair, Isaac, the credit scoring technologists, are unveiling a new online credit ... more

Beam Me Up January, 11, 2001

You may whip out your Palm instead of your credit card to pay for hotel room in the not too distant future. Palm unveiled its new eWallet this week, which uses an infrared beam to conduct payment transactions. more
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