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AMEX | Some Credit Card Airline Credit Reimbursement Displays Abnormally (Now Back to Normal)
Reimbursement itself is fine; I just noticed an interesting display bug. I’m not sure whether it was caused by a routine AMEX system update. So far, I’ve only seen it happen on the...
Cancelled Platinum Cards Still Receiving Uber Credit (Update: Clawbacks Have Begun)
[Update] AE has noticed, and they’ve started clawing back the mistakenly issued Credit. Congrats to those who used it in time! I saw a report on Doc that AMEX seems to still be sen...
Wells Fargo Visa Signature Card: "5x on gas, groceries, and drugstores for the first six months; 50% more value for points"
Earn 5x on gas, groceries, and drugstores for the first six months. Beyond that, the most useful feature is the 50% boost in point value, and you can combine the points from the We...
CNB Crystal Card: You May Be Able to Request an Annual Fee Refund
After this once-great card was heavily abused, its benefits were slashed significantly; see here. On Reddit, there are plenty of DPs showing that by telling the bank the benefits h...
GrabPay Card: The First Apple Card Imitator in Asia
This Thursday (12/05), Southeast Asian ride-hailing and payments giant Grab announced that it will launch Asia’s first numberless card, the GrabPay Card. The card is jointly issued...
Testing an ACH Transfer for a Negative Balance on a Discover it Card
Some time ago, my Discover miles credit card had a negative balance. Since that money would otherwise just sit there, and I don’t like dealing with slow and inconvenient paper chec...
How to Deal with This Wave of Hacked Chase Application Links [2019.12 Update: Some Links Are Still Alive, Plus Another DP of Full Family Shutdown]
I just tested it, and some of the offers through these links are still accessible. It’s hard to tell whether Chase intentionally left them up as bait or is just slow to make the ch...
Credit Card Shutdowns and Risk Controls (2) — Summary of Why Different Banks Shut Down Accounts [2019.11 Update: Chase Explicitly Warned Some Users]
According to Miles Per Day, Chase sent warnings to some users listing behaviors that could lead to shutdowns. It is clear that the items below are all related to Chase Rewards, i.e...
AMEX Hilton Credit Cards: Extra 5X (Targeted, More People Are Being Targeted)
[Update 11/27: Hilton sent out another wave today. If you have an immediate need, you can also register now.] Quite a few people received an AMEX offer for Hilton co-branded credit...
Citi Expedia+ Voyager Credit Card [2019.11 Update: Record-high 70,000 welcome bonus, worth up to $980!]
A record-high 70,000 welcome bonus is here. This is one of two co-branded cards from Citi and the online travel agency Expedia. The Citi Expedia+ Voyager is the annual-fee version,...
Breaking News: Does WeChat QR Code Payments Now Support US Credit Cards?
I was using WeChat earlier today when I suddenly discovered that the scan-to-pay screen allows you to select a U.S. credit card. All three of my US cards can be selected. This paym...