If you've ever wished you could do more to manage your credit cards from your phone or computer, rather than making phone calls to customer service, instant messaging with representatives, or sending emails, then new features from Chase and Bank of America will come as welcome news.
We've probably all had the experience of misplacing a credit card and panicking. Now, rather than calling up the credit card issuer - whose phone number you might not be able to easily find, since it's printed on...
The air travel industry contributes over $400 billion to the global economy. Not sure how much that translates to? Well, let’s put it this way: if the air travel industry were a country, its population would be larger than Belgium’s, and its gross domestic product would rival Norway’s.
Banking giant HSBC recently conducted research into the air travel industry, looking at what makes it run—and what it would be like if it were an actual place. Calling it “Flyland,” HSBC, which...
The credit card industry has been quite loud in expressing their fears over the negative effects that the passage of the credit card bill will bring. While consumers are hailing the credit card bill as their long awaited relief from oppressive credit industry practices, the credit industry insists that the bill stifle credit availability for consumers instead.
Last week, President Barack Obama presented his plans for establishing a separate agency to monitor and safeguard the rights of...
As more and more American consumers see the risks of using credit cards for their purchases, debit cards are fast becoming the plastic of choice in the U.S. As a matter of fact, the switch from credit cards to debit cards has been a growing trend among consumers for a few years now.
In most cases, debit cards have many similarities to credit cards. They are essentially similar in form. They are supported by Mastercard and Visa. They also offer the same convenience of paying with plastic...
The credit industry is understandably worried about the new credit card bill signed into law by President Obama last May. The credit card bill, an answer to the mounting clamor of credit cardholders burdened with increasing interest rates and fees, will put a number of restrictions to the credit card industry. Among others, the credit card legislation will disallow interest adjustments on existing debts, limit who the credit card companies can offer credit to and push for complete transparency...
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