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Many college and universities are adding banking functions, like that of a debit or credit card, to student identification cards and charging students fees and interest for the...
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New York City will let riders “tap and pay” with a “contactless” credit card from Mastercard and Visa, and certain mobile devices to ride the subway.
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It has nothing to do with debt.
Credit cards are the worst. They disconnect users from their money, making it too easy to spend and too simple to rack up debt and potentially ruin your credit score, making it harder to buy other things. Plus, they...
The world’s credit card providers want people to be using contactless payment systems—and they’re hoping public transportation can help kickstart that switch.
Over 150 cities in the world now have public transit systems where customers...
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A new study says credit and debit cards are among the dirtiest common items out there – even more dirty than cash and train station urinals.
When signing on for a loan, whether it’s a mortgage for a new home or a personal loan to consolidate credit card balances, you’re often offered insurance that promises to make the debt payments should anything happen to you.
At first blush this...
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Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders introduce legislation: they call it Loan Shark Prevention, which would allow post offices to act as banks and cap interest rates at 15%, but credit card companies claim it would hurt the poor.
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As it turns out, Apple has been working on an iTunes credit card back in 2004, when Steve Jobs wanted to introduce it to promote music purchases.
The post The Apple Card was Steve Job’s ‘iTunes credit card’ idea back in 2004...
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MEXICO (Sputnik) - The Central Bank of Venezuela and the country's banking sector regulator SUDEBAN decided to launch their own payment system and halt Visa, Mastercard and Maestro operations by the end of January 2020, local media reported.
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Image credit – Ken SegallEarlier this year and to everyone’s surprise, Apple announced that they would launching their own physical credit card in the form of the Apple Card. However, it seems that if you’ve worked at Apple back in...
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Moving to a new home can be very costly. Read on to figure out your options for financing your move.
It's rare to find someone who carries no debt at all -- whether it's a mortgage, credit card debt, a car loan, etc. -- and older Americans are no exception. More than 80% of baby boomers currently have some form of debt, according to a survey from...
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A used crack pipe, two DC driver's licenses, multiple credit cards, a Delaware Attorney General badge and a US Secret Service business card belonging to Hunter Biden were found in a rental car returned to an Arizona Hertz location in the middle of...
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Is your credit card no longer a good fit? These five signs suggest you need to consider finding a new credit issuer to do business with.
The Tor network has a reputation for hosting some disturbing content. Then, there are the darknet marketplaces that deal in stolen credit cards, PayPal accounts, weapons, drugs, and in some dark corners, worse.
So, when the news hits that the...
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Going abroad? These credit cards could be the right choice for you.
Enlarge / The Falcon 9 rocket, on the launchpad, with its Starlink cargo tucked into the payload fairing. (credit: SpaceX)
If the weather and Falcon 9 rocket cooperate, the first batch of SpaceX's Internet satellites will launch from Florida on...
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Dead-tree devotees who recently signed up may want to check their statements The Magecart credit-card-skimming malware that is the bane of internet shoppers has been spotted again, this time on the Forbes magazine subscription website.…
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Ajit Pai feels your pain, people. Even the most laissez-faire of conservatives likely have secret fantasies about imprisoning those responsible for penetrating our telecom defenses with pre-recorded pitches for credit cards and other services. The...
Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have announced plans to introduce legislation that would limit the interest rate that credit card companies are allowed to charge customers. Although there is currently no...