News Library - October, 2006
Card Costs October, 31, 2006
With merchants screaming for more insight on payment card pricing, MasterCard and VISA are now offering public access to their interchange rates. Yesterday, MasterCard posted a 72-page PDF document offering comprehensive information to help U.S. merchants ...
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Vince Young Card October, 30, 2006
After leading Texas to the National Football championship last year over USC and the first quarterback taken in the draft this past year by the Tennessee Titans, Vince Young has landed his own VISA card. The new "Vince Young All-Access VISA" prepaid card from ...
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Caremark VISA October, 27, 2006
A new VISA card is slated to launch by year's end that offers incentives for choosing generic and preferred drugs. The new "Caremark VISA" from Bank of America will offer "WorldPoints" to cardholders for all retail purchases and bonus points for Caremark Rx ...
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Card Awards October, 26, 2006
While it may seem a bit sophomoric for consumers, the card industry once a year bestows awards for the best card manufacturing. This year the "Best Gift Card" was won by Chicago area-based Perfect Plastic Printing for its "Best Buy Snowman Colorshift" card.
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Brokerage Card October, 25, 2006
With the Dow now hovering at 12,000 a credit card tied to a brokerage firm might be a good deal. optionsXpress, ranked as the top online securities broker by Kiplinger's Personal Finance in 2006 and by Barron's in its last four annual surveys, has teamed with ...
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Ticket Protection October, 23, 2006
American Express has introduced a new benefit to reimburse cardholders for the cost of tickets purchased due to a covered incident. The "Event Ticket Protection Plan" will reimburse cardholders if they cannot attend an event due to medical emergency, ...
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Gift Cards October, 20, 2006
A new survey has found that a stunning 95% of adults have either received or purchased a gift card, compared to 75% in 2005. Interestingly, about 30% of adult consumers report purchasing gift cards for themselves this year compared to 12% one-year ago.
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Cashback Bonus October, 19, 2006
From now through December, Discover cardholders can earn a 5% "Cashback Bonus" for purchases made at restaurants, movie theatres and movie rental stores, and at Amazon.com, Borders, and many other participating retailers. All other purchases still qualify for ...
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Electra Cards October, 18, 2006
Celebrity prepaid cards are the new rave as Carmen Electra prepares to unveil a new set next week. The new "Carmen Electra Prepaid MasterCard" and the "Carmen Electra Gift MasterCard" will be introduced in Hollywood, California.
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