(3/27/98)VISA Unplugged
VISA revealed for the first time how far it has come in the business card market yesterday. VISA reported its corporate customer base rose 36.3% last year to 4.3 million accounts.
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(3/27/98)Clear Credit Card
GE Capital's Monogram Credit Card Bank of Georgia and American Eagle Outfitters Inc. jointly rolled out the 'AE Clear Card' yesterday.
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(3/27/98)Home Run
American Express reported yesterday its 'Everyday Spending Index' shows 22% of Americans want to pay their annual tax bill with a credit or charge card. -READ MORE | |
(3/27/98)Lost in Space Phone Cards
MCI and New Line Cinema Corporation have joined forces for the first time, launching a series of joint promotions for "Lost In Space," one of 1998's most anticipated movie events.
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(3/25/98)VISA Signature
VISA offered up its answer to the 'World MasterCard' yesterday with the introduction of the 'VISA Signature Card'. Associates National Bank began test marketing the card last week and expects to begin national marketing by the end of April. -READ MORE | |
(3/25/98)Cable TV Banking
Four major firms joined together yesterday to develop a system to deliver financial services to consumers over their television sets. -READ MORE |
(3/25/98)Tax Via Cards 
American Express reported yesterday its 'Everyday Spending Index' shows 22% of Americans want to pay their annual tax bill with a credit or charge card. -READ MORE | |
(3/24/98)VISA MTV Show
VISA is sponsoring the second installment of the new MTV 'True Life' series, a weekly television documentary about the lives and concerns of Gen-Xers. -READ MORE |
(3/20/98)Chase Continental Card
Chase Manhattan and Continental Airlines brought a new co- branded card out of the hangar yesterday. The 'Continental Airlines VISA/MasterCard from Chase' will begin flying through the mail later this month and will be available in the classic and platinum versions. -READ MORE | |
(3/19/98)Classy Card
The world's widest circulating classical-music magazine, BBC Music Magazine has joined up with First USA to offer the 'Classical Performance VISA' card.
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(3/19/98)AIDS Phone Card
The California Department of Health Services will announce this morning the free distribution of 50,000 10-minute calling cards to help reduce the spread of HIV.
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(3/17/98)Going Abroad?
Americans are expected to spend more than $64 billion
traveling abroad this year. While most people have begun planning this year's
vacation, many don't think about how to protect their travel dollars. -READ MORE |
(3/17/98)Coca-Cola Cards
Coca-Cola USA announced Monday it will distribute more than 55 million 'Coca-Cola Cards' beginning this week. -READ MORE | |
(3/13/98)HawaiianMiles MC
Wells Fargo Bank and Hawaiian Airlines announced yesterday they are about to launch a co-branded MasterCard that will permit cardholders to pool their earned frequent flyer miles. -READ MORE |
(3/12/98)Convenience Users
American Express released results from its 'Everyday Spending Index' yesterday that shows 70% of American consumers routinely pay their credit or charge cards bills each month and that 33% of consumers use plastic more frequently today then five years ago.-READ MORE | |
(3/11/98)Rate Drop
The recent introduction of low, fixed, long-term interest rates is driving down average card interest rates. According to the upcoming March issue of Bankcard Barometer, average standard card interest rates dropped from 17.55% to 17.50% on an unweighted basis and from 18.83% to 18.79% on a weighted basis.
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(3/10/98)Halting Chapter 7s
A first-ever nationwide study of bankruptcy petitions has found that nearly 150,000 filers who filed last year could have repaid a significant portion of what they owe. -READ MORE | |
(3/9/98)Rodeo Drive Winner
VISA's 'Tribute to Style' promotion climaxed Friday afternoon with the naming of the grand prize winner by Mr. Blackwell, renowned author of the 'Best and Worst Dressed List'.
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(3/9/98)Wild MasterCard
The National Hockey League's newest expansion team, the Minnesota Wild, and First USA, launched a new MasterCard Friday night during the Minnesota State Boy's High School Hockey Tournament. -READ MORE | |
(3/6/98)Priority Club Worldwide
Holiday Hospitality, operator of the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza chain, overhauled their hotel rewards program yesterday, introducing a new 'Club Gold' and 'Platinum' level program. -READ MORE |
