Credit card use wanes as consumers hold back

An unusually weak Christmas for credit card use suggests the end-of-year spending malaise may have extended beyond retail stores.

When is it bad to kill a credit card account?

Dear Credit Card Adviser,I have six unsecured credit cards I plan to pay off this year. I have a long history with two of the credit cards. I would like to keep one of them with the highest limit for emergencies. ...

Visa Control: A Role for Credit Card Companies in Immigration?

If  Newt Gingrich is elected president, he has said he would create a new guest worker program, reform the government’s current e-verify system and maybe even outsource immigration status checks to credit card companies. “We’d be far better off to outsource e-verify to American Express,...

Stanley A. Dashew: How to Succeed in Small Business Even During Hard Times

What bothers you? I mean, what really grates on your nerves? Chances are, whatever the problem, others feel the same way. I made my first fortune in starting a company that automated the credit card industry, because paper cards were very problematic and really grated on the nerves of bankers.

The Color of Money: Have old debts? The collector might be too late.

What would you do if you received a court summons indicating that you were being sued for thousands of dollars in debt on a credit card you had no recollection ever applying for or using?

Know your rights when a collector calls on an old debt

What would you do if you received a court summons indicating that you were being sued for thousands of dollars in debt on a credit card you had no recollection ever applying for or using?

SHAZAM Launches Adaptive Payment's Pentagon Mobile Payment Application

Discount rate of 1% for PIN debit transactions for all merchants that use Pentagon offered DES MOINES, Iowa and FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The SHAZAM network today announced that it has launched the Adaptive Payments Pentagon mobile point-of-sale (POS) payments application. Pentagon is a mobile payments platform, which allows merchants to accept PIN debit, signature debit and credit transactions ...

The NFEC Releases a ‘Fake Student Credit Card’ to Teach Personal Finance Lessons to College Students.

The National Financial Educators Council releases a fake credit card to teach personal finance to college students.(PRWEB) January 19, 2012 The National Financial Educators Council announces the release of the Student Experience Card, a fake credit card application that provides a shocking financial education. This learning tool is available to select universities that want an effective tool to ...

PaySaber Secure Credit Card Solution Hits CES

LAS VEGAS , Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ShowStoppers @ CES 2012 -- PaySaber, the most secure and advanced credit card solution for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad has hit CES.  The PaySaber devices and ...

New Keynote Study of Credit Card Issuer Websites Assesses the Effectiveness of Top Sites Based on Eight Key Drivers of ...

Keynote Competitive Research, the industry analysis group of Keynote® Systems , today announced the results of the new Keynote Competitive Research Industry Study examining the business and technical effectiveness of U.S.