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The Motley Fool March 10, 2009 Selena Maranjian |
Don't Pay Your Taxes With a Credit Card You might have been delighted to learn that you can even charge your taxes now. But you probably shouldn't do it. |
InsideFlyer March 2009 |
Double Miles for Paying Taxes When you charge your tax payments to a Chase United Visa credit card between March 14 and March 31, 2009, you'll earn double miles on the charge |
The Motley Fool March 26, 2004 Roy Lewis |
Paying Taxes Electronically Completing a tax return isn't easy, but paying your taxes is. |
InsideFlyer February 2005 |
The Taxman Cometh Nobody enjoys forking over hard-earned wages to the government. But if you're going to do it anyway, you might as well earn some frequent flyer miles while you're at it. Use your credit card. |
The Motley Fool March 18, 2005 Rich Smith |
A Taxing Trend Think before charging your taxes. If you're charging your tax bill to get free airline miles or cash back, check the terms of your contract to make sure that tax payments actually do qualify for those rewards. |
The Motley Fool March 7, 2008 Selena Maranjian |
Can You Make Money Paying Your Taxes? Credit cards are rarely the best way to pay your taxes. |
The Motley Fool February 2, 2011 Selena Maranjian |
8 Million Credit Card Customers Vanish As more folks put down the plastic, will banks suffer? |
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004 Dean Foust |
First Data: The Power Behind The Plastic After its merger with EFS, First Data's ownership of vast electronic-payment networks will provide it with a flow of fees the other rivals to MasterCard and Visa never had. |
InsideFlyer November 2008 |
Credit Card Choices Seven reasons why affinity cards are better than cash back cards and why they deserve a second look. |
Inc. September 1, 2009 Shivani Vora |
Five Great Credit Cards for Business In search of a credit card for your business? Here's how American Express, Capital One, CitiBusiness, and Discover stack up. |
The Motley Fool March 26, 2004 Jeff Hwang |
Plastic, Fantastic McDonald's Accepting credit and debit cards may create some efficiencies at the counter. |
The Motley Fool October 14, 2004 David FitzMaurice |
Battling for Profits Why American Express and Discover will make more money competing for customers. |
The Motley Fool August 4, 2011 Sean Williams |
MasterCard Rings Up Another Outstanding Quarter New clients, an international boom, and deflation all put big profits on the plastic purveyor's plate. |
The Motley Fool November 4, 2009 Morgan Housel |
MasterCard Is Stabilizing Global consumers aren't dead yet. |
The Motley Fool June 9, 2011 Aimee Duffy |
This Credit Card Stock Is King of the Castle Visa's moat keeps competitors at bay. |
The Motley Fool June 21, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Travel Smart: Know the Fees When planning your trip abroad, be aware of the fees you'll get charged for your foreign-currency transactions. |
The Motley Fool October 2, 2009 Dave Mock |
3 Reasons to Buy Visa Today There are lots, but here are three biggies. |
The Motley Fool June 8, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Paying With Plastic Abroad Be smart when you use your credit card globally. |
AskMen.com Terence Channon |
Top 10: Best Credit Cards Sign up for one of these top 10 best credit cards for great rates and rewards. |
Entrepreneur January 2005 C.J. Prince |
Fantastic Plastic Paying recurring bills automatically by credit card is catching on big with small businesses. |
InsideFlyer June 2009 |
A New Deck of Cards It might be time to take a close look at the way you use your credit card for travel awards. |
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 May 29, 2007 Dayana Yochim |
Don't Get Fleeced by Fees on Vacation How you pay -- paper vs. plastic -- can put a crimp in your spending power. There are many ways to pay when you're on the road -- traveler's checks, credit cards, ATMs, cash. The key factors to consider are cost, convenience, and safety. |
InsideFlyer August 2009 |
Cover Story A complete look at credit cards and your miles and points. |
The Motley Fool May 24, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Getting Rich on Credit Paying with plastic has simplified our lives -- but it's also made credit card companies very wealthy, and you're paying the price. |
InsideFlyer August 2012 |
Wallaby Launches A new website has launched which helps members of loyalty programs get the most miles/points for their credit card purchases -- an easy way to "swipe smarter". |
Bank Systems & Technology January 7, 2005 Katherine Burger |
Playing Their Cards Right The announcement that Discover Financial Services, issuer of the Discover card, would acquire the Pulse EFT Association signifies not only the rise of debit but also the (re)emergence of competition to Visa and MasterCard's dominance. |
The Motley Fool January 19, 2012 Dan Caplinger |
Discover Financial Faces a Tough 2012 Analysts have mixed feelings about Discover. The target price for the stock is only around 10% higher than current levels, and earnings are seen remaining stagnant over the next year or two. |
The Motley Fool September 7, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Crazy Credit Card Charges When it comes to credit card offers, if it looks like a good deal, and sounds like a good deal, it might be a really bad deal. Take time to read the fine print and save yourself some hefty charges. |
The Motley Fool November 17, 2008 Dayana Yochim |
The Credit Card Fee That Will Fleece You Although credit cards are certainly convenient, they can add as much as 5% to the purchase price of everything you buy overseas. |
The Motley Fool December 20, 2010 April Taylor |
2 Stocks That May Spring a Leak Visa and MasterCard have benefited mightily from consumers' shift from paper to plastic, garnering fees on each transaction. Will these companies' moats survive 2011? |
The Motley Fool July 6, 2010 Dayana Yochim |
Traveling Overseas? Here's What to Pack in Your Wallet Consider cost, and convenience: The costly truth about paying with plastic overseas. |
Bank Systems & Technology January 1, 2007 Phil Britt |
Consumers Favor Cards for Payments in Increasing Numbers This past year saw a significant increase in consumers' use of debit cards and prepaid cards, while credit card usage remained strong. The trend is expected to continue, insiders say, potentially creating new revenue streams for banks. |
The Motley Fool May 26, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Why Would You Give Away Free Money? Banks are looking at services that would do what PayPal does: let people send money to each other using email addresses or smartphones rather than forcing them to use checks or cash. |
The Motley Fool February 15, 2006 Dayana Yochim |
Uncle Sam Takes Plastic Paying your tax bill by credit card is easy -- but not necessarily cheap. |
Bank Technology News May 2005 Holly Sraeel |
Nonbank Payments: Are Banks Green? Yes And No. If you take cash and payments out of the equation, who needs banks? |
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. |
The Motley Fool December 1, 2009 Alyce Lomax |
Use That Credit Card -- Or Else! When you care enough to charge somebody for not borrowing. Punishing responsible customers might not be the banks' brightest idea ever. |
The Motley Fool July 31, 2008 Morgan Housel |
Visa Powers Ahead ... But Is It Cheap? Visa is doing fantastic, no doubt about it. But how much longer can cash-strapped consumers keep charging up their credit cards, and is Visa a good investment today? |
AskMen.com Terence Channon |
Top 10: Worst Credit Cards Avoid these 10 worst credit cards when trying to get approved for plastic, and you'll keep yourself out of the red with plenty of green. |
The Motley Fool October 15, 2008 Morgan Housel |
Discover Finds It Finally Pays to Discover The credit-card dark horse scores a windfall. |
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? |
InsideFlyer March 2009 |
OnePass Signup Bonus Travelers who sign up as new members of Continental OnePass can earn 2,000 bonus miles and an additional 5,000 bonus miles when you fly Continental by the end of 2009. |
Bank Systems & Technology August 5, 2004 Cynthia Ramsaran |
Pay Now, Buy Later Card companies look at prepaid as a third category - in addition to credit and debit. |
InsideFlyer November 2002 |
The Credit Card Choice We take a look at some of the recent trends in the credit card industry and lay out some options for the travel miles-and-points crowd. |
Bank Technology News December 2001 Maria Bruno |
Govt. Makes Antitrust Case Ruling For anyone wondering what a world with American Express and Discover bank cards would be like, your chance to find out might soon arrive... |
U.S. Banker November 2008 Holly Sraeel |
Global Transformation Aiding Discover's Growth As banks race to cover all of their payments bases, one of the more exciting players to watch is Discover Financial Services. |
InsideFlyer January 2011 |
Credit Card Competition Airlines are competing for high spenders with a wave of mega sign-up credit card bonus offers. |
InsideFlyer October 2009 |
Cash and Miles/Points We take a close look at the cash plus miles or points options for award redemption. |
The Motley Fool April 30, 2008 Tom Hutchinson |
MasterCard Dazzles MasterCard reports an absolute blowout quarter in the midst of a miserable economy. |