People are getting used to inserting their payment cards into card readers now instead of swiping, thanks to sophisticated EMV card technology. It seemed like a long wait for the United States to catch up with the rest of the world and use EMV chip cards to pay for purchases, but now they’ve become commonplace. And now cardholders can get these cards, which use the latest technology to prevent fraudulent purchases, even more easily and quickly.
Alliance Data is now offering the capability...
Flying in the face of the credit crisis, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co is introducing a new program for credit card rewards. In spite of the failing economy, Chase still sees a viable market for a rewards program.
The giant credit company is hoping that the new rewards program will be a viable contender to the flagship rewards programs of such lenders as American Express, with its Membership Rewards and Citigroup with its ThankYou Network.
Chase is not playing down the effects of the...
The annual interest rates of three of the more popular categories if credit cards have dripped a bit last week after two weeks of increasing rates. Overall, the interest rates for most credit cards remained pretty steady.
The two cards with dipping interest rates include the balance transfer cards which consumers are offered to aid in consolidating debt from other credit cards. The highlight of the balance transfer card is often a low introductory rate. Consumers take advantage of the low...