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The PCI Security Standards Council released new recommendations and best practices for retailers to protect against credit and debit card skimming scams

Consumers are increasingly turning to debit cards, but debit cards are less secure and more attractive to thieves

Citigroup is now instituting annual fees on some current credit card accounts.

Marketing platform, edo Interactive, has partnered with Aentra to provided consumers a new way to give monetary gifts.

PartnersFirst is a small credit-card company that is making big waves by offering new credit cards without fees.

WestJet, a leading Canadian airline, is launching a new travel rewards card with MasterCard.

A new apple attachment called Square is allowing Apple retail stores to use iPhones and the iPod Touch to ring up customers.

Chase and United Airlines are making travelers dreams come true with three new premium visa credit cards with different rewards and benefits for travelers.

The Surfrider Foundation has announced a partnership with Visa to release a Platinum Reward card to support the Surfrider’s dedication to saving the world’s oceans and waves

MasterCard has created an iPhone application to allow consumers to share “priceless” places, things, bargains and more.

Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, will now allow customers the convenience of using MasterCard PayPass, a contactless payment system, in stores.

Visa Inc. announced Monday, July 27, that company President John Morris will step down from his role and leave the company at the end of the year.

As consumers look for more ways to protect their money and credit scores, Visa responds with a new text messaging service. The service is being touted as a way for customers to deal with card fraud and have more tools for money management.

The global economy is sinking and new laws are cracking down on credit card companies, but that hasn’t slowed credit card growth. Visa is leading the charge on international growth.

American Express and Capital One both reported a decline in credit card delinquencies for the month of June. This is one small sign that the economy may be turning.

Schwab Bank and Visa have partnered to create a credit card that automatically deposits cash back rewards into a Schwab One brokerage account each month.

Credit card theft is an increasing problem and thieves are getting more clever in the ways they obtain personal information to make fraudulent charges. With increased awareness consumers can safeguard themselves against theft.

Virtual credit and debit cards are a little known service that keeps personal payment information private by creating a one-time use number for online purchases. The PayPal virtual card is a MasterCard number used in place of a credit or debit card number

As consumers feel the credit squeeze, Citi’s offer of zero percent APR on balance transfers and new purchases might be a necessary tool to relieve credit stress.

While moving debt from card to card, or using credit to pay off debt is a risky decision, credit card offers with low introductory rates can be key to lowering debt. As credit card companies court new customers they offer low rates and fees.

When the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 becomes law, it will become difficult for anyone under the age of 21 to get a credit card.

During a struggling economy and tightening budgets, vacations are one of the first things to go as people reduce spending and shrink budgets.

Texas Dow Employees Credit Union has entered the elite credit card market with its Onyx Card.

In Canada it can be nearly impossible to accomplish many every day purchases without credit, but Canada has a Muslim population of one million people that follow Islamic law which forbids the charging or payment of interest.

Discover Financial Services has launched a new program to allow customers to receive mobile reminders about accounts.

Credit is increasingly harder to get and the price of using credit continues to rise.

Visa and McDonalds are offering free comprehensive money management tools to more than 500,000 restaurant-level McDonald’s employees in an effort to increase financial literacy and responsibility.

Changes in the credit card industry are coming, but for those getting a credit card before the changes, Bankrate.com has issued guidelines for choosing credit wisely.

Visa has released a Platinum Rewards Card in partnership with the New York Film Academy to let purchases support the arts.

Discover Financial Services is one of the most forgiving credit card companies according to a Bankrate.com study.

Budgeting seems like a simple step towards financial stability, but it is a step that many people never take and even actively avoid.

A New York couple with $25,000 in credit card debt, who say they haven’t missed payments, saw their minimum payment rise from $500 to $1,300 a month as their bank raised the minimum monthly payment from two percent to five percent.

Banks reacting to Congressional changes in credit card policies have begun raising fees for certain customers, according to published reports.

Seeking to respond to consumers who have become increasingly concerned with savings as the country’s economic crisis deepens, American Express launched a new line of FDIC-insured CDs and high-yield saving accounts, including a 24-month certificate of depo

A recent study by two Harvard University graduate students found that credit unions are less likely to charge the fees and penalties that the new Credit Act of 2009 hopes to eliminate. Further, the study states, when credit unions do charge fees commonly

While debt-ridden consumers are getting loads of advice on how to negotiate with banks to pay off or eliminate credit card debt, the full impact of that decision is often lost in the hoopla.

With Congress passing new legislation that requires credit card companies to make fees more clear, consumers may better understand the financial consequences of paying late, making only mimimum payments or even how long it will take to pay the card off.

An Internet search through available card offers found that while banks are reducing the overall number of credit offers, particularly to those with troubled credit histories, opportunities for prepaid credit cards are on the rise.

With the pool of available credit dwindling, consumers should do everything they can to keep their credit score high.

CellCharge, a company that specializes in phone-based credit card transactions, announced this week it added the popular iPhone to the company’s list of services that can be used to process credit card transactions.

Consumers looking to take advantage of the best deals for credit cards have to surf carefully through the rolling waves of rising and falling rates, according to several recent surveys.

Banks and credit card companies, like all other businesses, wisely keep trade information about how they do business as close to the vest as possible. But recent action by Congress to scrutinize, and perhaps further regulate the credit card industry could

News of airline mergers and transitions are nothing new, but perhaps lost in the shuffle of the latest merger between Delta and Northwest is the change that will result for credit card holders who earn points and rewards for each airline.

The Better Business Bureau issued a news release this week warning consumers against automated phone calls that promise to help them lower interest rates on their credit cards.

Faced with unprecedented numbers of troubled customers, credit card companies are settling delinquent accounts for substantially less than the amount owed, according to a report in the New York Times.

Consumers looking to take advantage of the best deals for credit cards have to surf carefully through the rolling waves of rising and falling rates, according to several recent surveys.

The sharp, continued drop in real estate sales has created a new opportunity for credit card companies and their customers, according to a report by Forbes.

Citibank recently expanded its Visa PremierMiles credit card to Korea. Since the program’s launch Citibank Korea has already issued 10,000 credit cards.

Though the full weight of credit-card laws passed by Congress don’t kick in until February, some laws will begin to have an effect as early as August.

BP Gasoline and JP Morgan Chase have partnered to offer consumers gas rebate cards with one of the highest rebates currently available.

Think paying a small percentage on purchases doesn’t matter to consumers these days? Think again.

Small businesses, particularly convenience stores, are looking for ways to pass along “swipe fees,” often their biggest expense, to consumers, according to reports in business journals.

A new report suggests that warm weather means increased credit card sales from motivated consumers buying outdoor items like grills, landscaping supplies and summer clothing.

In the 1990s fewer than 10 percent of college kids had credit cards. Today, that figure tops 70 percent, a staggering rise that led directly to revisions in Congress’ credit card legislation targeting college-aged students.

Folks who make a living writing about consumer finance these days are increasingly dealing with the felt-need to reduce person debt and lower credit card payments.

American have relied increasingly less on credit card spending in recent months, according to Federal Reserve data released for May. But some industry experts have shown signs of a stabilization that suggests Americans have been at least slightly buoyed b

Despite the general trend to scale back credit offers and incentives, JP Morgan Chase and Co. introduced a new program for credit card rewards last week.

Two years ago, before the economic recession took hold, the average interest rate on credit cards was 16.3 percent according to a financial information group’s data.

Prepaid debit cards have gained a foothold with consumers seeking to safeguard themselves from past financial problems, according to financial analysts.

American Express Co. believes it is ahead of the curve compared to its major rival companies in adjusting to the new credit card laws that will take effect in February because it depends less on interest paid by customers.

Identity thieves steal billions each year through credit card fraud, though often the consumer is unaware of how he or she has been compromised.

Faced with uncharted economic threats, small businesses responded in 2008 by taking out fewer small business loans and relying more on credit cards, according to a report by the Small Business Association.

When Visa talks in the credit card industry, everyone listens. Such is the power of the world’s largest payment network. And Visa Inc., according to recent reports, said the industry is going through a major restructuring following Congress’ Credit Card A

American Airlines announced it has gone cashless onboad flights within the continental United States, on flights to Hawaii, Alaska and Canada. The new policy took effective on June 1.

While much has been made of Congress’ recent action to limit credit card fees, particular fallout is that credit for college students will likely be more difficult to obtain.

Applied Bank earned an A+ from TheStreet.com as one of the top 40 banks in America in terms of financial strength.

Public Savings Bank has released a new Visa secured credit card designed to assist customers in rebuilding their credit scores.

Tuffy Auto Service Centers has launched a new credit card to help people cover needed auto expenses during this tough economic climate.

A new fraudulent scam from fake lenders is taking advantage of struggling Americans, according to published reports.

A new effort to combat credit card fraud launched in the United Kingdom last week.

Discover Financial Services recently launched its newest financial tool, the Spend Analyzer.