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A one-month superstar card! Rakuten Credit Card targeted June offer: extra 3x or 5x MR at supermarkets, restaurants, and mobile wallet payments
Many cardholders have received a targeted June promotion on the Rakuten co-branded credit card offering an extra 3x or 5x on supermarket, dining, and mobile wallet purchases. Note...
Heads up: A new round of premium credit card benefits starts in June. Do you have any of these cards?
During the pandemic, banks have been rolling out all kinds of targeted perks to retain cardholders. In early May, AMEX, Chase, and Citi all announced special benefits on various cr...
About Time? Apple Card Adds a Targeted $50 Welcome Bonus
According to DOC, some users have seen a $50 welcome bonus offer for Apple Card in the Walgreens app. To earn it, you need to spend $50+ at Walgreens within 30 days. This is the fi...
I Almost Lost $600 — Good Thing I Had Personal Capital! Be Careful When Moving an AMEX Negative Balance Yourself
In this article introducing Negative Balance, we explained how to move a refund-generated Negative Balance from one credit card to another AMEX card online by yourself, without hav...
Guide to the AMEX Streaming Credit (All Platinum Versions)
According to Dansdeal, you may be able to turn the streaming credit into an Amazon gift card by purchasing products such as Gift Kindle Unlimited or Kindle eBooks. The specific ste...
Tightening Up: Banks Begin Lowering Credit Card Limits for Some Cardholders
According to Cnet, a survey found that 25% of U.S. credit card holders had their credit limits reduced within a 30-day period. The reason is, of course, that during the pandemic, m...
Friendly Reminder | Don’t Forget to Use Up This Month’s (May) Wireless and Streaming Credits; Dining Credits on Hotel Cards Start Tomorrow!
Wireless and Streaming Credits Today is May 31, so don’t forget about the wireless and streaming statement credits that AMEX is offering. If you haven’t used them up yet, you can r...
Today (05/31) Is the Last Day to Apply or Upgrade and Still Get AMEX’s 6-Month Spending Window
It’s already May 31. If you’re still thinking about applying for a new card (or upgrading your current card), if you miss today, you’ll only have 3 months afterward to meet the hig...
How to Remove Alipay Restrictions When Using a US Credit Card
KUKU recently updated a few articles and news briefs about using US (overseas) credit cards with Alipay: Can US credit card grocery bonus categories and dining credits be triggered...
Cash Out? Use Ultimate Rewards for Apple Products and Get Up to 20% More Value
If you log in to Ultimate Rewards now, you can see that redeeming UR points for Apple products comes with an extra discount, worth up to 20% off. For example, a $399 iPhone SE requ...
Plastiq Raises Fees to 2.85% for Some Canadian Credit Cards
As we mentioned earlier, after its funding round, Plastiq proudly cut its refer bonus. See: Plastiq cuts the refer bonus to $100 FFD, while the invitee still gets $500 FFD At the s...