Credit Card News
Wachovia Adds One Millionth Credit Card Customer
Wachovia announced this week that it has achieved one million new credit card customers since relaunching its credit card business last summer. The one millionth customer got 250,000 Wachovia Possibilities... Continue reading
New PGA Partnership Means Increased Access for American Express Cardholders
American Express announced a deal with the Professional Golfers Association, or PGA, last week that makes American Express an "official patron" of the PGA. While that sounds like a run-of-the-mill... Continue reading
Smith Barney Offering Citi ThankYou Reward Points to Clients
Smith Barney, the wealth management arm of banking giant Citi, announced last week that it is now offering Citi's ThankYou reward points to customers that use certain products and services... Continue reading
Washington Mutual Testing Contactless Credit Cards
Washington Mutual announced yesterday a trial of "contactless" credit cards that will allow its cardholders to pay for purchases without swiping their cards. The cards will work with both MasterCard's... Continue reading
Federal Reserve Proposal Would End Many Controversial Credit Card Practices
The Federal Reserve Board closed out last week by announcing a set of regulations that would end some of the most controversial practices used by credit card companies. The regulations,... Continue reading
MasterCard and Home Depot Team Up for Backyard Sweepstakes
If you'd like to pimp your backyard with the latest outdoor goodness, you'll want to use your MasterCard at Home Depot between now and June 23rd. MasterCard and Home Depot... Continue reading
MasterCard Continues PayPass Expansion with Ohio Turnpike, Cadbury Schweppes Initiatives
MasterCard closed out 2006 by announcing two more significant additions to its PayPass swipeless credit card payment offerings. First, MasterCard announced the rollout of credit card accepting vending machines for... Continue reading
SunTrust Prepares to Dump MBNA/Bank of America as Its Credit Card Issuer
Atlanta-based SunTrust Banks will begin issuing credit cards to its customers through a partnership with First National of Nebraska's InfiCorp Holdings unit beginning early next year, when its current agreement... Continue reading
U.S. Figure Skating Launches New Credit Cards
Cardholders wishing to support the official governing body for figure skating in the United States can choose from the U.S Figure Skating Visa Platinum Card, Visa Signature Card, Select Rewards... Continue reading
New House Bill Would Require Greater Disclosure About Credit Card Minimum Payments
A group of Democrats led by North Carolina's David Price introduced a bill in the House of Representatives this week that would require credit card companies to offer more information... Continue reading