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The Motley Fool February 10, 2004 Tim Beyers	Buy Everything On Sale! Credit card issuers are working hard to win your business. Are you taking advantage?
The Motley Fool May 26, 2005 Steven Mallas	It's All About the Blink Credit cards go high-tech using RFID technology with the introduction of the contactless payment.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2011 Selena Maranjian	8 Million Credit Card Customers Vanish As more folks put down the plastic, will banks suffer?
The Motley Fool August 19, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Is Cash Becoming Extinct? We're approaching a cashless society, with plastic in our pockets instead. And when we pay with plastic, we tend to spend more, so be wary.
The Motley Fool April 1, 2005 Selena Maranjian	Credit Cards Aren't Evil Credit cards are what we make of them. If we spend irresponsibly, they can do us in. If we use them sensibly, charging only what we can afford and paying off the bills on time, they can actually make us some money.
The Motley Fool December 28, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Paper Beats Rock, but Plastic Beats Paper Credit cards are eclipsing cash and checks in our society.
The Motley Fool February 13, 2009 Dan Caplinger	Steer Clear of This Spending Trap With store credit cards, you'll get 10% off now and pay forever -- if you're not careful.
BusinessWeek June 21, 2004 Gene G. Marcial	No Need To Swipe These Smart Cards Contactless Smart Cards are coming -- from Israel's On Track Innovations. Its new technology lets a microprocessor read cards without users having to swipe them through a groove. A potential big player in Homeland Security makes this a stock to watch.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Chase Does Right for Consumers Chase credit cards will soon offer better terms.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Credit Cards for College Collegians and credit cards aren't necessarily a disastrous combination.
The Motley Fool August 22, 2006	Ideal Credit Cards Why use a mediocre card when another one might be cheaper and even pay you cash?
Entrepreneur September 2003 Elizabeth Goodgold	Fantastic Plastic 3 ways gift cards can increase your sales
InternetNews February 25, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	Speed the Wireless Payment RFID-enabled 'proximity' payments could go wide in 2005, but it's up to merchants to make the move.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Credit Cards for China Credit card companies have their eyes on a big and fast-growing new market in China.
The Motley Fool December 17, 2003 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Cheers for Sears Sears does the right thing by lifting spoil dates from its gift cards. By announcing this move with just days left in the critical holiday shopping season, it is catching its fellow retailers off guard in terms of following suit.
The Motley Fool October 3, 2008 Selena Maranjian	The Financial Crisis and Credit Cards Get ready to feel some pain.
Bank Systems & Technology May 4, 2005 Cynthia Ramsaran	Co-Branded Cards Take Flight Consumers' preference for co-branded credit cards has grown significantly in the past couple of years, adding momentum to card usage, according to a recent report.
Bank Technology News February 2010 Daniel Wolfe	Has 'Tap and Go' Lost Its Touch? Issuers are mailing out contactless credit and debit cards by the millions, it's not clear how often they are being used.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Credit Cards Charging 40% Watch your step, or you may be socked with outlandish interest rates.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Credit Cards Are Out to Get You It's not your imagination -- card issuers are charging more.
Bank Systems & Technology December 1, 2003 Cynthia Ramsaran	Contactless Trial Takes Off MasterCard introduces contactless card trials in smaller markets.
InternetNews October 27, 2005 Tim Gray	Gotham Can Purchase Without Contact Chase launches its contactless credit-card service with 'blink' in the New York City Tri-State area.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Bank Stocks Are the New Currency At these low prices folks will be feverishly flipping bank stocks as they did with Pokemon cards, Beanie Babies, and baseball cards in the past.
The Motley Fool January 2, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Credit Cards May Be Here to Stay The cash-only restaurant Waffle House announced that beginning in 2007, credit cards will be accepted at all of the company-owned locations.
Bank Technology News June 1, 2008 Glen Fest	Fractured World Of Contactless Cards To grow its Zip contactless payment platform, Discover Network has in place the chip orders, the merchant acquirer programs, terminal hardware deals and, of course, the user base. There's only one thing missing: the cards.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2010 Selena Maranjian	Will Smartphones Kill Credit Cards? The billion plastic payment cards we carry may soon be obsolete, their functions incorporated into cell phones.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2008 Selena Maranjian	Higher Credit Card Rates May Be Lurking in Your Mailbox Some credit cards are quietly raising their rates. Here's what you should do.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Credit Cards Get Even Easier Paying by credit card is, in many places, becoming a faster way to pay. Investors, remember that credit cards are big business. Many banks sporting high dividends and are likely to keep making money off credit cards in the years ahead.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2010 Selena Maranjian	When Charging It Is the Smart Move In certain situations, putting your purchase on plastic is nonetheless the smartest move you can make.
The Motley Fool May 30, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Ralph Nader on Credit Cards Consumer advocate Nader doesn't have a credit card. Should you?
Bank Systems & Technology February 10, 2004 Cynthia Ramsaran	Rock, Scissors, Plastic There will be a rise in plastic payments in 2004 because of the availability of more merchants accepting credit, analysts say.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Careful With Those Gift Cards! If you're a buyer of gift cards, read the fine print, and learn how the card works before you buy it.
The Motley Fool March 22, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Credit Card Payments Are Doubling Sounds bad, but it's actually a good thing for consumers. Here's why.
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Bank Technology News July 2009 Mark Rennie Davis	High Volume Crucial to Contactless Success Successfully expanding the use of contactless payments enables issuers to capture myriad day-to-day spending -- on items such as fast food, newspapers, and groceries -- which consumers and merchants are reluctant to use plastic for.
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The Motley Fool December 28, 2005 Selena Maranjian	Credit Cards ... for the Bankrupt? Is offering credit to bankrupt folks the right thing to do? While bankruptcy filings increased 17% over the last eight years, credit card profits went up 163% to $30.2 billion. This may discourage you as a citizen, but perhaps it will titillate you as an investor.
U.S. Banker November 2006 Michael Sisk	A Nation of Debit-ors: Paying Now, Not Later The credit-card culture seems to be drying up, as debit-card usage skyrockets. Since debit cards are linked to checking accounts, that's good news for small banks wanting to get in on the action.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2005 Selena Maranjian	Tell Congress to Fix Credit Cards The world of credit cards today isn't a pretty one for consumers. But we can make it better via some pro-consumer legislation. A letter to your legislator could help make credit cards kinder.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Credit Cards Spur Suicides Massive debt is alarming, but there's hope. You can pay it off.
The Motley Fool June 20, 2007 Selena Maranjian	And the Credit Card Survey Says ... Here are some benchmarks that can help you see how well your credit cards are serving you.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2011 Dan Caplinger	This Card Company Won't Rip You Off American Express enters the prepaid market with a low-fee card.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2005 Selena Maranjian	The Worst Retirement System Some retirees are charging their retirement -- on plastic! While you may reasonably hope your stock market investments will grow an annual average of perhaps 8% to 12% over a long period, credit card debt represents the opposite of that: negative growth.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2005 Selena Maranjian	Home Equity Loans Gaining Ground Grab lower interest rates, but keep that borrowing in check.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Credit Card Competition Coming The legal defeat for Visa and MasterCard is a victory for some other firms, such as American Express, and also for some card-issuers. As competition heats up, we may enjoy better rates and service.
Bank Systems & Technology March 30, 2004 Ivan Schneider	After Check 21, Is It Time for Cash 21? Wells Fargo considers the end of cash as we know it.
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