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Use at Your Own Risk: Linking Chinese UnionPay Credit Cards to US PayPal (Works with PayPal Key)
Many readers carry both Chinese and U.S. credit cards. In the original PayPal Key introduction, I mentioned that AMEX credit cards issued in mainland China (USD version) can be lin...
A Twisty Chase Sapphire Preferred Application Journey
I saw the all-time-high 80,000-point welcome bonus on the Chase Sapphire Preferred and decided to apply, but I didn’t expect the process to take more than two months!...
A Reminder of a Few Things to Do Before Year-End (2020)
If there are other things expiring at year-end, feel free to leave a comment and remind everyone so we can help each other avoid getting clawed back......
「Privacy nesting」is completely dead: a roundup of PayPal Key tricks that have already died [ongoing updates]
Note: This article only publishes techniques that have already been widely publicized, techniques that were not public but are already dead, and techniques we discovered ourselves....
Meituan Pay | Testing PayPal Key + Amex Card
Meituan Pay is getting more and more powerful, and it works pretty well even for US cards. See also: Meituan, Ele.me + U.S. Credit Cards Full Guide [2020.11 update: Meituan expande...
Aeroplan chooses Chase as partner for a co-branded Air Canada credit card; points will also transfer to AC miles
According to TPG, Air Canada says it will partner with Chase to issue a co-branded Air Canada credit card. Of course, that would also mean Chase Ultimate Rewards points could later...
Citi AT&T Access Credit Card [2020.12 Update: New Welcome Bonus of 15,000 + $100 AT&T Credit]
If you apply for this co-branded credit card through the AT&T website now, you can earn a welcome bonus of 15,000 + a $100 AT&T credit. To receive the credit, you need to spend $25...
Another Wave of AMEX Shutdowns, Possibly Related to PayPal Key?
Today we saw quite a few reports about AMEX shutdowns, so here’s a quick summary....
WeChat Pay | Yaofangwang Mall Now Supports U.S. (Foreign) Credit Cards (Get ¥20 for Signing Up)
For a summary of merchants that support WeChat Pay + U.S. (foreign) credit cards, you can jump to my roundup article: WeChat Pay + merchants that support foreign credit cards (incl...
How to Maximize Chase Offers: Lowe’s (Buy Gift Cards), AARP (Make $11), and Cricket (Get an iPhone SE) [Updated 2020/11/20]
Chase Offers should be familiar to most readers by now. In previous posts, we also covered a few ways to stack Chase Offers with Swagbucks for a small profit. See: Swagbucks Money-...
A Few Ways to Avoid Getting Clawed Back
Last Sunday, we ran an activity asking readers to share stories about getting clawed back. In the world of credit card rewards, clawbacks are hard to avoid entirely—even careful pe...