SearchArchives for: May 2007Darling, be a sweetie and save our post offices29th May 2007 Just off a motorway junction in a non-descript bit of the Midlands is the sort of hotel where you can Alan Partridge types or the occasional passing Government minister. I found myself there last week enjoying a surreal and rather...This article is court… more » Categories: Credit Card Information From Digital Money Blog - Now this is what I call mobile payment strategy28th May 2007 Summary [Dave Birch] Who can’t help be fascinated by Japan. DoCoMo started bringing mobile and contactless together sometime ago — they’ve sold 30 million or so phones with Sony’s Felica chip in them — and use them to provi… more » Categories: Credit Card Information
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This article is courtesy of The Credit Card BlogFrom Credit Card Watcher - $60 Signup Bonus with Discover More Signup | From Credit Card Watcher - Free… more » Categories: Credit Card Information Child trust funds: An update on my selections25th May 2007 I have backed three different funds on my son's behalf via his child trust fund. He's only two but I'm keen to plan ahead - he'll be keeping me in the lap of luxury in my dotage. I was chuffed...This article is courtesy of This is Money B… more » Categories: Credit Card Information From Digital Money Blog - Japanese money supply25th May 2007 Summary [Dave Birch] Why are we all so interested in Japanese e-money statistics? Setting aside that when I say we”, I of course mean me”, it’s because of the clues it may contain to the evolution of electronic money in a rich mobile-c… more » Categories: Credit Card Information From Credit Card Watcher - Pay the Mortgage with Your Amex25th May 2007 For years, it’s been the holy grail for the credit card rewards-seeking homeowner: how can the mortgage be paid with plastic? Now, Amex has answered this question and in so doing, opened the door to the possibilities of massive point accumulation… more » Categories: Credit Card Information Payments News - Headline News - May 24, 200725th May 2007 StoreFinancial Licenses American Express Incentive Services’ Patented DirectSpend(SM) Process U.S. Bank and Cache Inc. Launch Cache’s First Affinity Credit Card Acxiom Corporation and Acuity Mobile Partner to Power Targeted Mobile Marketing S… more » Categories: Credit Card Information Will there be a house price crash?24th May 2007 Is there going to be a house price crash? Can house prices keep rising? Considering the national obsession with property - and the potential effects of any looming house price crash â“ it came as no surprise when more than...This article is courtesy of T… more » Categories: Credit Card Information Pay the Mortgage with Your Amex23rd May 2007 For years, it’s been the holy grail for the credit card rewards-seeking homeowner: how can the mortgage be paid with plastic? Now, Amex has answered this question and in so doing, opened the door to the possibilities of massive point accumulation… more » Categories: Credit Card Information From Digital Money Blog - Andrew Bud, mBlox22nd May 2007 Summary [Dave Birch] This week’s podcast is about mobile payments. Andrew Bud of mBlox has been involved in the mobile payments business for a long time and this podcast captures some of his very well-informed thoughts on the next phase of evolutio… more » Categories: Credit Card Information From Business Credit Cards Blog - A New Small Business Credit Card from Discover22nd May 2007 Read more…
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This article is courtesy of The Credit Card BlogFootball fans can get to see all of the games this year | Air Miles Credit Cards | Taken for a (free)… more » Categories: Credit Card Information Payments News - A Look at Mortgage Fraud22nd May 2007 Julie Creswell writes for the New York Times about three women and how unusual property transactions in their Atlanta neighborhood caused them to focus on the problem of mortage fraud….
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This article is courtesy of The Credit Card BlogCredit Card Rules to be Updated (US) | GE Teams With PayPal, EBay on Card | Canadian Credit Card Offeri… more » Categories: Credit Card Information An offer they couldn't swallow11th May 2007 BBC TV's The Apprentice is one of the most watchable programmes on the box. There is something delicious about seeing Sir Alan Sugar's arrogant business upstarts brought down to earth. Especially after trying to sell pork sausages to a muslim...T… more » Categories: Credit Card Information Payments News - EU Banks Reported in Secret Debit Card Talks11th May 2007 Reuters is reporting that it received a document that indicates a group of European banks are in secret talks to set up a pan-European debit card to challenge MasterCard and Visa Europe in cross-border business.”…
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