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American Express Gearing Up To Raise Points On Platinum Card
American Express Gearing Up To Raise Points On Platinum Card
March 30, 2017  |  Retail

American Express is taking another step to steal share from JPMorgan Chase’s Sapphire Reserve card by gearing up to raise the points it gives consumers...

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CFPB Reports Consumers Complain About Disputed Credit Card Charges
CFPB Reports Consumers Complain About Disputed Credit Card Charges
March 29, 2017  |  Payment Methods

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released its monthly complaint snapshot Tuesday (March 28) in which it reported that consumers continue to report problems when trying...

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Fair Square Financial Launches Credit Card Business Under Name Ollo
Fair Square Financial Launches Credit Card Business Under Name Ollo
March 27, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Fair Square Finanical Holdings, a newly formed company, recently launched consumer credit cards under the name Ollo. In a press release Friday (March 24), Fair Square...

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Card Companies Will Negotiate Annual Fees With Consumers
Card Companies Will Negotiate Annual Fees With Consumers
March 27, 2017  |  Banking

As it turns out, when it comes to the subject of the annual fees charged to consumers to use credit cards — card companies are...

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Amazon Gets Street Enthusiasm on Credit Card Plans
Amazon Gets Street Enthusiasm on Credit Card Plans
March 24, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Amazon on category killer — it’s old hat in eCommerce and in the war against bricks-and-mortar. The retail landscape is littered with corporeal bodies slain by...

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Wells Fargo Retail Banking Data Shows Slow Down In New Customer Accounts
Wells Fargo Retail Banking Data Shows Slow Down In New Customer Accounts
March 21, 2017  |  Banking

Wells Fargo released its retail banking customer activity data for February 2017, and it shows the biggest drop in credit card applications since the bank’s scandal...

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Rising Rates, Rising Expectations?
Rising Rates, Rising Expectations?
March 15, 2017  |  Investments

The Federal Reserve went ahead with a widely expected decision to boost short-term interest rates Wednesday. And as is so often the case, the action...

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Switch Raises More Funding For Credit Card Update Platform
Switch Raises More Funding For Credit Card Update Platform
March 13, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Switch, the startup that has an online platform to help consumers manage their credit cards, has reportedly raised $400,000 in funding. According to a report,...

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For Credit Cards, Cancelling The Need To Cancel
For Credit Cards, Cancelling The Need To Cancel
March 06, 2017  |  Innovation

How do you solve the problems of the fat wallet and credit card fraud? In the latest Topic TBD, Final CEO and cofounder Aaron Frank weighs...

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