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InsideFlyer
April 2007 |
Miles and Taxes More tax payers are charging their federal tax bills on a credit card. Is it for the convenience, procrastination or the miles?   |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2009
Dave Mock |
3 Reasons to Buy Visa Today There are lots, but here are three biggies. |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Visa Powers Ahead ... But Is It Cheap? Visa is doing fantastic, no doubt about it. But how much longer can cash-strapped consumers keep charging up their credit cards, and is Visa a good investment today? |
Bank Systems & Technology
March 30, 2004
Cynthia Ramsaran |
MasterCard Cashes In On Recurring Payments Merchants follow the card company's lead to improve their bottom lines by cutting processing costs and increasing customer retention with automatic payments. |
BusinessWeek
January 12, 2004
Dean Foust |
First Data: The Power Behind The Plastic After its merger with EFS, First Data's ownership of vast electronic-payment networks will provide it with a flow of fees the other rivals to MasterCard and Visa never had. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2010
April Taylor |
2 Stocks That May Spring a Leak Visa and MasterCard have benefited mightily from consumers' shift from paper to plastic, garnering fees on each transaction. Will these companies' moats survive 2011? |
The Motley Fool
June 11, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Will That Be Credit or Debit? Think twice before assuming you're using the right card. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Are Visa and MasterCard Really Under Attack? I wouldn't bet on it. These moats are still safe. |
The Motley Fool
March 26, 2004
Roy Lewis |
Paying Taxes Electronically Completing a tax return isn't easy, but paying your taxes is. |
BusinessWeek
August 4, 2010
Eichenbaum & Collins |
Smartphones May Soon Replace Credit Cards AT&T and Verizon Wireless are readying a mobile payment system that could render plastic obsolete. |
Bank Technology News
December 2001
Maria Bruno |
Govt. Makes Antitrust Case Ruling For anyone wondering what a world with American Express and Discover bank cards would be like, your chance to find out might soon arrive... |
The Motley Fool
February 2, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
8 Million Credit Card Customers Vanish As more folks put down the plastic, will banks suffer? |
InsideFlyer
January 2007 |
Small Business Credit Cards Small business credit cards not only help you pay for business related expenses, but they also provide a myriad of benefits. |
National Real Estate Investor
July 1, 2006
David Cardwell |
Electronic Payments Accelerate Cash Flow Adept property managers are encouraging the use of electronic payments and customizing options to meet residents' needs. Electronic payments help close new business faster, accelerate the availability of funds, reduce delinquencies, and enhance security. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Congress Drops an Axe on the Credit Card Industry Why suppressed interchange fees could kill Visa and MasterCard. |
The Motley Fool
August 19, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Is Cash Becoming Extinct? We're approaching a cashless society, with plastic in our pockets instead. And when we pay with plastic, we tend to spend more, so be wary. |
The Motley Fool
February 5, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Visa Defies Logic It has been a while since there has been anything good to say about a finance company, but now there is: Visa had an incredible quarter. |
Bank Systems & Technology
January 1, 2007
Phil Britt |
Consumers Favor Cards for Payments in Increasing Numbers This past year saw a significant increase in consumers' use of debit cards and prepaid cards, while credit card usage remained strong. The trend is expected to continue, insiders say, potentially creating new revenue streams for banks. |
InsideFlyer
November 2002 |
The Credit Card Choice We take a look at some of the recent trends in the credit card industry and lay out some options for the travel miles-and-points crowd. |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Better Investment: Visa or MasterCard? Visa and MasterCard both reported full-year 2009 results last week. So let's weigh 'em in, unpack the numbers, and declare a winner. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2011
Sean Williams |
MasterCard Rings Up Another Outstanding Quarter New clients, an international boom, and deflation all put big profits on the plastic purveyor's plate. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2004
David FitzMaurice |
Battling for Profits Why American Express and Discover will make more money competing for customers. |
Entrepreneur
January 2002
Jennifer Pellet |
Taking Credit Credit card issuers are really rolling out the red carpet for their business customers, but is there a catch? Not if you act responsibly. |
The Motley Fool
October 3, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Make Money When You Spend Money Smart credit card users will have done some digging to find the card or cards right for them. |
AskMen.com
February 4, 2001
Luis Rodrigues |
Make Your Money Last Most people have a hard time hanging on to their hard-earned money. But there are a lot of things you can do to make your money last without having to stand in line at the local food bank... |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Merchants Win the Credit Card Wars Expect stores to tell you how to pay. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2011
Navjot Kaur |
No Slowing Down for MasterCard MasterCard posts a good third quarter |
The Motley Fool
February 10, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Taking Too Much Credit Apparently, we're moving away from checks and toward credit cards. OK. But wouldn't we be better off just spending less? Here are four fast tips to help free you of debt. |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
Why Would You Give Away Free Money? Banks are looking at services that would do what PayPal does: let people send money to each other using email addresses or smartphones rather than forcing them to use checks or cash. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
This Company Wants to Win Your Wallet The way you pay is changing. This company wants to profit from it. |
InsideFlyer
June 2004 |
The New Number One Earning frequent flyer miles by spending with your credit/debit card has replaced flying as the number one way to earn frequent flyer miles. Here's a look at the why, where and what's ahead in this latest twist in the evolution of frequent flyer programs. |
BusinessWeek
October 15, 2009
Lloyd Constantine |
Let's End the Debit Card Fee-for-All The Fed needs to start exercising oversight over debit-card fees. |
AskMen.com
Terence Channon |
Top 10: Best Credit Cards Sign up for one of these top 10 best credit cards for great rates and rewards. |
The Motley Fool
June 10, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Sell Visa. Now. Meeting future lofty expectations will likely result in less-than-awesome returns for Visa. |
The Motley Fool
December 28, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Paper Beats Rock, but Plastic Beats Paper Credit cards are eclipsing cash and checks in our society. |
Bank Systems & Technology
January 7, 2005
Katherine Burger |
Playing Their Cards Right The announcement that Discover Financial Services, issuer of the Discover card, would acquire the Pulse EFT Association signifies not only the rise of debit but also the (re)emergence of competition to Visa and MasterCard's dominance. |
The Motley Fool
October 31, 2008
Dayana Yochim |
Pay Peter, Paul, or Visa? Juggling credit cards is becoming more common. |
Bank Systems & Technology
November 9, 2007
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Visa and American Express Settle Legal Dispute A 2004 anti-trust suit brought against Visa, MasterCard and their member banks has been brought to a close, with Visa agreeing to pay rival American Express in a settlement totaling $2.25 billion. |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2008
Sham Gad |
Visa's Big Deal The upcoming $19 billion IPO of Visa is kind of a big deal. In fact, if all goes as planned, it could be the largest IPO in U.S. history |
The Motley Fool
June 28, 2010 |
An Investing Alternative to Visa and MasterCard The the investing thesis for Heartland Payment Systems is discussed. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2005
Dayana Yochim |
Your Rewards Card Is Bo-ring Airline miles, store credit, cash back. Yawn. Give me a card that pays itself off! |
InsideFlyer
August 2012 |
Wallaby Launches A new website has launched which helps members of loyalty programs get the most miles/points for their credit card purchases -- an easy way to "swipe smarter". |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Paying With Plastic Abroad Be smart when you use your credit card globally. |
The Motley Fool
February 25, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Throw This Stock Away As a credit card marketer, MasterCard simply sits back and collects its share of fees from financial institutions and transaction processing, and has been riding high, but those days may be over now. Is it time to dump MasterCard? |
The Motley Fool
April 30, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Visa Has a Case of the Slows Consumers have slammed their wallets shut, and that could spell trouble for card processors. |
InsideFlyer
June 2009 |
A New Deck of Cards It might be time to take a close look at the way you use your credit card for travel awards. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Visa and MasterCard's Loss Won't Be Your Gain When new laws decrease fees, you'd think most people would end up better off. Yet the much-ballyhooed new regulation on credit card interchange fees may end up doing ordinary consumers more harm than good. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2010
Carl Bagh |
Looming Threat for Visa, MasterCard From AT&T, Verizon Now your smartphone really can do everything -- including paying the bills! |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
New Payment Methods Give Old-fashioned Checks and Credit Cards a Run for Their Money Emerging technologies are currently gaining momentum while paper check usage is in decline, according to a new study by the Federal Reserve... |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2006
Elizabeth Brokamp |
"Debit or Credit?" Choosing the right method of payment at the right time could save you big. |
