Credit Card networks Visa and Mastercard have settled a lawsuit that alleges the two companies violated antitrust laws by fixing prices, specifically the fee a merchant pays when a credit card is swiped. This alleged price fixing benefitted the banks that issue credit cards in partnership with Visa and Mastercard at the expense of merchants.
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Amex Points Transfer to Three Airlines at 40% Extra Until November
American Express Membership Rewards is the award program of the Amex charge cards plus the series of Everyday credit cards. One of the most lucrative ways to use Amex points is to transfer to airline partners and American Express cards here in the US currently have 17 airlines to choose from. From time to time Amex gives generous bonuses as limited time offers.
How to Earn Up to 10%+ Cash Back at Major Stores
We check out a way to earn a crazy amount of cash back.
Chase Freedom Q4 5% Categories Released
The popular Chase Freedom card earns 5% back on $1500 worth of spending per quarter in rotating categories. That is a relatively easy $75 or 7500 points up for grabs each quarter. Chase has just released the categories for Q4 2018. They are as follows:
New Discover It Business Card: 3% Cash Back for the First Year
Discover Financial Services has released a new version of their popular Discover it card – the Discover it Business Card. While many of the benefits are very similar to the standard Discover It card, there are some aspects that will particularly interest business owners.
Chase Ends AU Bonus on the Sapphire Preferred Card
Chase has been clamping down on churning and trimming benefits and rewards on its Sapphire cards to save money. We recently reported on the 24 month waiting period to get a Sapphire sign up bonus if you have had it before being increased to 48 months, that’s 4 years. And now Chase is bringing in another change.
Which Credit Cards Earn upto 10% Back at Costco?
Doctor of Credit recently pointed out that the popular wholesale club Costco, which is one of the world’s top three biggest retailers based on revenue, has just added mobile payment capabilities to all locations in the United States. I think as credit card and points and miles enthusiasts you can see the potential here. You see mobile wallet payments are actually classed as a bonus category on some credit cards.
Navy Federal Credit Union Flagship Rewards Card Now Earns 3x on Travel
The Navy Federal Credit Union has recently revamped its Flagship Rewards Visa Signature card, the card now earns 3x on every dollar spent on travel and 2x on all other spending. The points are worth 1c however they are redeemed so this basically means the card earns 2% cashback on all purchases and 3% back on travel.
Amex SPG Card Offering 75,000 Point Sign Up Bonus
As of today, the SPG credit card from American Express is offering a 75k sign up bonus in the new points currency that serves SPG, Marriott and Ritz Carlton loyalty programs and will take effect on August 18th. But that is not all, there have been more benefits added to the card, as of today…
Amex Will now let you Freeze Your Credit Card
American express has introduced the ability for cardholders to freeze their credit cards. The company sent out an email to customers this morning introducing four new features, the most interesting of which is the ability to freeze a card. So how does it work?…