credit card

Credit card is a payment card issued to cardholders to enable the cardholder to pay a merchant for goods and services based on the cardholder's promise to the card issuer to pay them for the amounts plus the other agreed charges.

Zero Raises $20M To Launch Cash-Back Debit Card
Zero Raises $20M To Launch Cash-Back Debit Card
May 23, 2019  |  Investments

Zero, a company that aims to modernize credit cards for the millennial generation, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round, according to...

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Cards Taking Over Cash In Emerging Economies
Cards Taking Over Cash In Emerging Economies
May 22, 2019  |  Payment Methods

In several emerging nations, where disposable income may be on a general uptrend, lumpy though that trend may be, as cash use is stable or declines,...

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Ridehailing Startup Ola Launches Credit Card To Monetize User Base
Ridehailing Startup Ola Launches Credit Card To Monetize User Base
May 15, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Indian ride-hailing company Ola is getting into the credit card business, teaming up with SBI Bank in India and Visa to launch a credit card....

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Citigroup, Paytm Launch Credit Card In India
Citigroup, Paytm Launch Credit Card In India
May 14, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Citigroup is making a bigger push into India, partnering with Indian digital payments company Paytm to launch a credit card. As Reuters reported on Tuesday...

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Watching Out For Unexpected And Unintended Consequences
Watching Out For Unexpected And Unintended Consequences
May 14, 2019  |  Today In Data

Many ideas can sound good in theory, but turn out less than perfectly in execution. In the 70s, there were gas price caps, and as...

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Data Dive, New Rules Edition: Starbucks, San Francisco And Card Interest Rate Caps
Data Dive, New Rules Edition: Starbucks, San Francisco And Card Interest Rate Caps
May 13, 2019  |  Data Dive

Ralph Waldo Emerson is credited with saying that if one were able to build a better mousetrap, the world would beat a path to their...

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Android Users Can Pay For Apps With Cash
Android Users Can Pay For Apps With Cash
May 09, 2019  |  Google

Google has launched a new service geared toward emerging markets that enables people to pay for apps without needing a credit card. According to reports, the...

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Banks Tightened Real Estate, Credit Card Borrowing Standards In Q1
Banks Tightened Real Estate, Credit Card Borrowing Standards In Q1
May 07, 2019  |  Loans

Standards on commercial real estate loans and credit card borrowing were tightened by U.S. banks during the first three months of the year, with banks...

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Amex Updates Blue Cash Card To Reflect Millennials’ Spending
Amex Updates Blue Cash Card To Reflect Millennials’ Spending
May 02, 2019  |  Loyalty & Rewards

In a sign of the times, American Express is increasing the rewards on its Blue Cash Preferred Card, announcing 6 percent cash back on U.S....

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