Credit Card News

Hotel chain La Quinta Inns & Suites has teamed up with Chase to offer a new La Quinta Visa Rewards Card, which will offer points toward La Quinta hotel stays... Continue reading

U.S. Bank announced on Monday that it will begin testing "contactless" credit card payments with a limited number of customers in the Denver, Colorado area. Customers in the pilot program... Continue reading

The Society for the Propagation of the Faith and Washington Mutual teamed up this week to launch the World Missions Visa Card, which will benefit Catholic Church missions throughout the... Continue reading

Discover launched a new consumer credit card this week, the Discover Motiva Card, that rewards balance-carrying customers whenever they make on-time payments for six straight months. Cardholders who meet that... Continue reading

Online payment company PayPal is beta testing a new PayPal Virtual Debit Card that allows its users to disguise their debit or credit card numbers behind temporary card numbers that... Continue reading

Southwest Airlines and its credit card partner Chase announced yesterday an increased bonus for new cardholders. Those acquiring a Southwest Rapid Rewards Visa Signature or Visa Business Card will receive... Continue reading

Credit reporting agency Experian has released a new study showing that 14.1 percent of Americans have at least 10 credit cards, and just over half (51.3%) of credit card holders... Continue reading

Fast food chain Taco Bell and MasterCard announced yesterday a test of MasterCard's "contactless" PayPass system of credit card acceptance. Assuming the trial is successful, Taco Bell plans to offer... Continue reading

Credit card companies found themselves in the Senate's hot seat again yesterday, as representatives from Bank of America, Chase, and Citi all were asked to justify various card industry practices... Continue reading

Following on the heels of MasterCard's recently-announced cell phone payment trial, Visa announced Tuesday the launch of a new "mobile platform" that sets the stage for more cell-phone-as-credit-card scenarios. Multiple... Continue reading