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WeChat Pay + US Credit Cards: Complete Guide and Risk-Control System Overview [Mar 2021 Update: The DCC Issue Seems to Be Resolved]
Based on feedback from our WeChat reader groups, this DCC issue mainly occurred during a few days in early February. Transactions after that seem to have returned to normal. Hopefu...
AMEX Membership Rewards Transfers to Marriott and Hilton with an Extra 40% Bonus (Pretty Average)
AMEX has launched a new transfer bonus: transfer Membership Rewards (MR) points to Marriott or Hilton points and get a 40% bonus. These two promos are fairly average, so I’d only u...
Quick News Series #3: Places in Mainland China That Accept US Credit Cards — Luckin Coffee Seems to Be Dead
KUKU will compile and summarize some places in mainland China where overseas credit cards can be used directly, mainly mainstream, budget-friendly merchants. These will be publishe...
How to Pull Up the AMEX Gold 75,000 MR + $200 Welcome Offer with Touch VPN
This post comes from a WeChat reader submission. The method may not work for everyone, but if you haven’t been able to pull up the offer, it may be worth a try. DP welcome. The rep...
FNBO TravElite Card to Be Force-Converted, So Use Your $100 Airline Rebate Now
FNBO emailed cardholders to say this TravElite card will be force-converted to a Complete Rewards Visa card on April 25. The new card will be a no-annual-fee card earning 1.5x poin...
Chase Pay Will Shut Down Completely, Including Third-Party Payment Options
According to Yahoo Finance, Chase Pay will shut down completely, including its existing third-party payment platform integrations. Banks have spent quite a bit of money trying to p...
Chase United Quest Credit Card Coming Soon (May Replace the Original UA Explorer)
Chase is reportedly about to launch the new United Quest credit card, which may replace the classic United Explorer card with a $95 annual fee. Existing UA cardholders may be autom...
"Quick News Series #2" Places in Mainland China That Accept US Credit Cards — 12306 Now Supports Direct International Credit Card Payments
KUKU will be putting together a series on places in mainland China where foreign-issued credit cards can be used directly, focusing mainly on common, budget-friendly merchants. The...
AMEX Adds Phone Protection to Select Cards Starting April 1, Including Platinum and Delta Cards
AMEX will add Phone Protection to a number of cards starting on April 1, including: AMEX Platinum personal and business cards, including Schwab and Morgan Stanley versions Platinum...
Is There Any Hidden Benefit to Holding the AMEX Rose Gold? "2021.2 Update 2: Switching to the Rose Gold Card Design Does Not Affect Reimbursement"
Some blogs previously believed that after changing the card design, you could no longer see the reimbursement progress and might lose the airline incidental reimbursement. We also...