Consumers need to read rewards credit-card rules (The Toledo Blade)
Travel agent Sarah Rosenberger doesn't disagree that she might be a likely candidate to use a rewards credit card to rack up points for free trips.
BANKS PILING ON THE PERKS (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Buy a cup of coffee and earn airline miles? Rather receive an MP3 player or a George Foreman grill? Earning reward points for purchases that can be redeemed for prizes used to be the exclusive domain of credit cards. In recent years, however, a growing number of banks have been offering rewards such as air travel, phone minutes, gift cards and merchandise to customers who pay for everyday
Alliance sees Trade Me preferring Visa (Scoop.co.nz)
Auckland, 20 September 2006 – In an alliance of e-commerce heavyweights, global payment card leader Visa International today announced a new partnership with New Zealand’s hottest online marketplace Trade Me.
Barclays and Travelocity launch travel rewards MasterCard (Banking Business Review)
Barclays Bank Delaware and Travelocity have launched a new MasterCard card that enables cardholders to earn reward points faster on both travel and everyday purchases.
Users get choice of rebates, cash back. (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
The credit card arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co. hopes a new product will broaden its appeal in the struggle among the handful of giant card companies that dominate the business.