(1/29/99)
Card Stuff Protection
We all want to be smart consumers, spending our money wisely, protecting the
investments we make. American Express is now offering free brochures to help
you learn how to protect your purchases.
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(1/29/99)
Uncle Sam Goes Plastic
As of January 15, 1999, taxpayers can pay their 1998 federal income tax with
their credit card. In 1997 Congress passed the Taxpayer Relief Act, granting
the IRS authority to accept credit-card payments for federal income tax.
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(1/28/99)
Credit Scam Week
There is no segment of American society that is immune to credit scams.
Beginning February 2, 1999, there will be a week-long series of consumer
education initiatives and law enforcement events to mark the first annual
National Consumer Protection Week.
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(1/28/99)
Tailored Diners Club
The award winning Club Rewards program from Diners Club International now
offers access to all available airline seats, even those previously
unavailable
due to black-out dates and capacity controls.
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(1/27/99)
Transaction Data Analyzer
Drawing on MasterCard's data warehouse of several trillion bytes of aggregate
transactional data, Merchant Advisor will deliver valuable geographic and
demographic profiles to merchants, beginning the first quarter of 1999.
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(1/27/99)
BodyGuard Card
There's a new way to have access to preferred provider organizations for most
ancillary healthcare services.
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(1/26/99)
Disappearing Logos
The credit card world may look at little different as big banks seek to
strengthen their own branding. Yesterday Citigroup announced it is spearheading
efforts to move VISA and MasterCard logos to the back of the card.
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(1/25/99)
Fast Gas And Go
Two million Americans are using the revolutionary Mobil Speedpass to fill
their tank without ever opening their wallet for cash or a credit
card.
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(1/25/99)
Online Shopping - A Hit!
More Americans tried shopping online this holiday season than ever before.
More importantly, 98% of online holiday shoppers said they were pleased with
the experience.
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(1/22/99)
Valentine's Day Card
Can't quite decide what to get your sweetie for Valentines Day? Well, Borders
Books and Music has just the ticket. Beginning February 1, 1999, Borders will offer a special Valentines Day electronic gift certificate, available in a $25 denomination.
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(1/21/99)
The Piper Calls
If you're one of the millions of Americans who charged holiday gifts,
entertainment and travel this year, it's time to pay the piper. Each January the National Foundation for Consumer Credit (NFCC) goes to work helping consumers get their finances in order.
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(1/21/99)
CyberGold VISA
Enjoy trying new products, playing games and entering sweepstakes on the
Internet? Better yet, do you want to earn cash simply by cruising the Web?
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(1/20/99)
Free Calling Cards
Be one of the first 10,000 people to contact GTC Telecom via their Web site or by email, and you could receive a free calling card. GTC Telecom will soon be offering long-distance calling cards for sale over the Internet.
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(1/20/99)
Holiday Recap
Now that the dust has settled from the holiday shopping season, the American
Express Retail Index reports on this years trends. This year of 500 consumers and 275 retailers conducted December 28 through 30, 1998, revealed that the average shopper spent $1,148 on total holiday expenses.
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(1/19/99)
VISA Hall of Fans Opens
On January 19, 1999, 31 of the ultimate NFL fans will be honored in the
hallowed halls of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, for the first
time in NFL history.
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(1/19/99)
E-Bills for '99
Did you know that the average American household pays about 200 bills per
year? At $0.33 per stamp, the new rate effective January 1999, that comes to
about $66 per year to mail bills.
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(1/14/99)
Card Crammers Charged
The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on the latest wrinkle in hi-tech
fraud. The FTC recently charged Kenneth H. Taves, Teresa Callei Taves, Gary Mittman, all of California, with billing or debiting consumers credit card accounts for unordered or fictitious Internet services.
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(1/14/99)
Trip Triple Miles
TheTrip.com, the leading Internet travel and information service, and VISA
have
launched the TripMiles Reward Program, which allows travelers to earn miles
each time they purchase airfare on The Trip.com using their VISA card.
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(1/14/99)
Dining For Miles
Eat then fly. That's how it works for Northwest Airlines WorldPerks members,
with the introduction of the new Dining for Miles program.
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(1/12/99)
Have It Your Way
New wireless terminals installed at the Canal Street Burger King in New York
increase the speed, convenience and security of buying by credit card.
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(1/11/99)
First Euro Purchase
A bottle of champagne was the first VISA purchase made with the euro, the new
single currency recently adopted by 11 European countries. At midnight, January 1, 1999, in Frankfurt, Germany, the heart of the euro financial services market, the worlds first euro purchase was completed with the payment of 63.91 euro.
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(1/11/99)
Landmark FTC Lawsuit
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced landmark settlements with
foreign scam operators of more than $1.3 million in redress for American
consumers.
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(1/8/99)
The Get-In Card
The Card that Gets You In, can make Hollywood dreams come true for Universal
Studios Credit Card cardholders.
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(1/8/99)
Waste Not, Want Not
Are you one of the 75% of Americans who will stop to pick up a penny on the
street? Are you among the 73% of Americans who save their loose change?
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(1/8/99)
ATM Fee Freedom
No one likes paying a surcharge to use an ATM, and
now Dollar Bank has joined 24 other Western Pennsylvania institutions to help
its customers declare their independence from surcharging.
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(1/7/99)
Canadian Driver's Edge
Citibank Canada has announced the launch of its Driver's Edge VISA Card, the
only credit card in Canada to offer cardmembers cash rebates toward the
purchase or lease of any new car.
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(1/7/99)
AOL Sales Explosion
With satisfaction levels among online shoppers at an all-time high, the AOL
1998 holiday shopping season hit $1 billion in sales online.
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(1/7/99)
US Airways Card Beefs-Up
Beginning now, corporate air travelers can enjoy enhanced benefits and a wider
range of travel information capabilities with the new US Airways Air Travel
Card.
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(1/5/99)
Used Car Edge
Effective January 1, 1999, the Citibank Driver's Edge Rebate Program will be expanded to allow cardmembers to
redeem rebates toward the purchase or lease of any used car.
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(1/5/99)
Platinum MC Upgraded
MasterCard is expanding its successful Platinum MasterCard Collection to add
exceptional values for its cardholders in the areas of travel, retail, dining,
sports and entertainment.
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(1/5/99)
Euro Cheques
Effective January 1, 1999, eleven countries adopted the Euro as their official
currency: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.
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