(5/27/98)Back In The Sky
After being dumped by Chase Manhattan earlier this year, 'The British Airways VISA' is back in the market as it was re-launched yesterday with First USA. -READ MORE |
(5/27/98)CardLess Money Transfers
Western Union Financial Services and EDS announced Tuesday they are developing a system for cardless, consumer-initiated cash and cash equivalent transfers at ATM machines. -READ MORE |  |
(5/23/98)Free Travel-For-Life
Carlson Companies' electronic shopper loyalty card program, 'Gold Points Plus', announced Thursday it will offer a grand prize of "Free Travel for Life" and scores of other prizes to lucky cardholders. -READ MORE |
(5/23/98)Elvis Card Lives
The Bank of Scotland is set to introduce the 'Elvis MasterCard' next week. The bank will be using Elvis impersonators to give out application information. -READ MORE | |
(5/21/98)Maximum Miles
Hyatt Hotels and American Express announced Thursday the 'Maximum Miles from Hyatt' program.-READ MORE |
(5/21/98)X Prize Platinum
The X PRIZE Foundation, a nonprofit organization created to jump-start the space tourism industry, launched one of the most unusual and exciting sweepstakes in history yesterday. | | (5/20/98)Adding Octane
Chase Manhattan announced yesterday it is beefing up and simplifying its 'Shell MasterCard'. As of June 1, the $70 annual cap on rebates will be eliminated on gasoline and non-gasoline purchases. -READ MORE |
(5/20/98)V.I.P. Rewards
MA-based, mall manager WellsPark Group, launched the most comprehensive relationship marketing program ever created by a mall developer yesterday. | | (5/14/98)Seinfeld Carded
Credit card commercials from VISA and MasterCard will claim a spot in tonight's 'Seinfeld' finale. Yesterday VISA announced it will debut a new 30-second commercial targeted at 'Generation Xers'. -READ MORE |
(5/14/98)Students Fail Personal Finance
American college students bounce checks, revolve credit card purchases and will rack an average of $15,000 in post-graduate according to recent survey conducted by Quicken. -READ MORE | |
(5/13/98)Home ATM
Comerica introduced 'Comerica Home ATM' yesterday which transfers the universal experience of using an ATM to the consumer's personal computer.-READ MORE |
(5/11/98)Rate Cap
Argentina's Congress is expected this week to move legislation forward to cap credit card interest rates. The action follows some government research, released last month, that shows some credit card issuers charging interest rates as high as 55%. -READ MORE | |
(5/6/98)Discover Connection
EarthLink Network recieved its largest partnership yesterday in a marketing alliance with the Discover Card. The service, called 'Discover Connection', offers exclusive features and awards to Discover cardholders who sign up for EarthLink's 'TotalAccess Internet' service. -READ MORE |
(5/6/98)Acme VISA Card
Acme Markets and U.S. Bancorp rolled-out the 'Acme American Rewards VISA Card' yesterday. The new Visa will allow customers to earn free food at Acme supermarkets, free airline tickets from American Airlines, free ski lift tickets and other travel benefits.
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(5/5/98)Greenpeace Card Comes Ashore
Following the launch of its biodegradable credit card in the U.K. last year Greenpeace announced yesterday it will offer the 'BioCard' in the U.S. through Household Bank.-READ MORE |
(5/4/98)MasterCard Coke Cards
Beginning this month MasterCard is offering consumers a chance to win one of more than 2.2 million 'Coca-Cola ATM MasterCard Cards' with cash values of $20, $40 and $100. -READ MORE | |
(5/4/98)Card Debt Struggle
About 10% of American households with major credit cards are struggling to pay credit card bills. -READ MORE |
(5/1/98)Charge In
The fifth largest hamburger chain the U.S. is now taking credit cards following agreements signed with Paymentech. -READ MORE | |
(5/1/98)SmartGift
FAR POINT Consulting and Gemplus are joining up to provide 'SmartGift', a smart card-based gift certificate solution for retailers.-READ MORE |
(5/1/98)PO Cards Upgraded
The U.S. Postal Services' 'FirstClass PhoneCard' has been upgraded to include conference calling, voice mail, and FAX mail box services. -READ MORE | |
(4/23/98)Voters Want Bankruptcy Reform
American Express announced Wednesday that Ireland’s Aer Lingus and Aerolineas Argentinas, have joined the Platinum Card International Airline Program. -READ MORE |
