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New, interesting products
If you've tried everything to get your debt under control, it may be time to consider the Nothing Card.
By next summer, your cell phone might be able to unlock your car, open your house and even prevent credit card fraud.
As the global economy forces all kinds of industries to fold, downsize and restructure, the porn industry holds firm. Well, that's what Australian-based Atlas Media Services is hoping. They are distributing the AdultPrepaid card, which grants its holder access to a newly founded pornography Web site.
The small size and convenient shape of a credit card hasn't gone unnoticed, with inventors and innovators working to shrink various devices down to pocket-sized perfection. Consider the following wallet-ready calculators, Best Buy gift cards with built-in audio speakers and PIN pads -- all resembling plastic payment cards and all easily portable.
There's a bank in California that wants you to celebrate black history, and all you have to do to celebrate is use their debit card. Blaxploitation anyone?
In honor of this weekend's Super Bowl game, we've assembled a team drawn from dozens of the best players in the personal finance arena for the football-themed 189th edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance.
It's been widely reported this week that credit card companies are becoming increasingly stingy with their rewards programs. But while they're cutting rewards for the cards for the hoi polloi, card issuers continue to pile them on for the well-to-do.
Italian high fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has designed a snakeskin print credit card for his brand, which fits in flawlessly with his reputation of being a master with animal prints.
Old: Go out of the way, meet with friend, drink, complain and leave.
New: Buy friend a drink from home on your computer. Call it a night.
PayPal has begun offering a service to help parents manage their child's online spending.
You no longer have to stroll past a Salvation Army donation kettle this holiday season with your head down because you're out of cash. A nascent program in El Paso County, Colo. will be the first Salvation Army chapter in the United States to allow donors to use their debit and credit cards at five contribution locations.
Plastic doesn't stand still. Creative people continue to push payment cards in new directions, from allowing use of a prepaid card for medical marijuana purchases to accepting credit card payments on your iPhone. We've got these and other wacky, wonderful innovations and gadgets below.
What do you call a blog's first birthday? A blogiversary? A blirthday? Whatever it is, wish us a happy one. Taking Charge, the blog of the CreditCards.com editorial staff, published its first item a year ago today.
While it won't magnify the fine print on your cardholder agreement, this credit card-sized pocket light could nevertheless make your day just a little brighter.
Citi’s rescue of Wachovia Bank this week raises questions about rewards points and what lies ahead for me and other Wachovia card users.
The Advertising Council and U.S. Treasury Department have launched a new campaign aimed at educating young adults about the need for good credit. The campaign features a new interactive game. Play it and tell us what you think.
In announcing this week that it would allow flat, unembossed cards, Visa put out to pasture the old sliding machine with a distinct sound -- the onomatopoeiacally named zip-zap.
AmEx cardholders got exclusive rights to purchase a limited edition dress from Diane von Furstenberg's fall line last night.
When Democrats leave their convention events in Denver and head back to their hotel rooms, they may have sweeping oratory in their ears, but they'll be carrying wood chips in their pockets.
Have you been hankering for an Amazon Kindle but can't bear the thought of forking over several hundred dollars? A new deal from Amazon will give you a major discount on the wireless reading device -- if you get the new Amazon.com credit card.
Forget the Clinton-Obama make-up dance. Forget the Veepstakes. At last, the important news has come out in Denver: At the Democratic convention, there will an important display of payment technology disguised as reporter swag.
With last weekend's explosive debut of Batman's escapades with the Joker in "The Dark Knight" (which I must say was outstanding -- bravo, Mr. Ledger), it's only appropriate to mention the Batman credit card. Sure, there's the movie prop version but there is indeed a real one.
The new downtown branch of People's Trust Federal Credit Union in that Texas city has opted to forego loose change. Consumers who plan to cash a check in an uneven dollar amount will not get any coins back. Instead, they can either choose to deposit their change into an account or make a charitable contribution to the credit union's foundation for first time mortgage borrowers and financial education.
The Philippines loves its text messages, which is exactly why credit card issuer Citi decided the country was the idea place to introduce the bank's new mobile phone banking. As of last Friday, Filipino cardholders can make credit card charges via text message or phone call.
U.S. Bancorp is introducing contactless debit cards to customers in four states.
Korea's KB Card released its next-generation multimedia credit card on Wednesday.
Any old airline credit card can give you air miles. The Virgin Atlantic American Express Card offers airless miles. The newly launched card's rewards include the chance for space flight.
Bonnaroo, a four-day annual music and arts festival, has teamed up with Facecard, a new prepaid debit card, in the name of charity.
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