Credit Card Issuers NEWS

Citi has officially launched its new travel platform with the assistance of Booking.com, which Citi cardholders can use for earning and redeeming Citi ThankYou points. Citi Travel with Booking.com will replace the existing City Thank You Travel Center and will offer access to over 1.4 million hotel and resort options, as well as competitive pricing […]

An alliance between American Express and i2c is now focused on offering payment products in the American Express network through fintech companies. Amex announced its collaboration with payment and banking technology company i2c in April this year. The two partnered to create a platform that allows fintechs and financial institutions to launch cards more quickly […]

Continuing to live in the present reality and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, global giants of the financial and credit sector introduce new bonuses for the convenience of their customers. Mastercard, in turn, has announced new partnerships with DoorDash and HelloFresh offering new food and grocery delivery perks to Mastercard World and World Elite cardholders. According […]

Walgreens has recently announced its plans to enter the consumer financial services market. To be precise, the second-largest pharmacy store chain in the United States is going to start issuing credit cards and prepaid debit cards under its brand. The main reason for this expansion of the scope of activity is the losses incurred by […]

Very soon Apple fans will get an opportunity to purchase such devices as Mac, iPad, AirPods, the Apple Pencil, and more at a 0% interest payment plan. This weekend, Bloomberg shared the information that Apple Inc. was about to offer a 0% financial option on its Apple Card credit card by Goldman Sachs®. The new […]

In April, Mastercard conducted a global online survey aimed at studying changes in customer behavior during the COVID-19 outbreak. Now even going to the nearest supermarket for essentials may bode the risk of getting infected. Everyone seeks to be careful, observing hygiene measures to maintain health. Thus, it is natural that people’s buying habits have […]

The new COVID-19 virus had a significant negative impact on the economy of the whole world and the United States in particular. Many companies were forced to temporarily or even permanently close, thus leaving their employees with no jobs and livelihoods. However, fortunately, most major banks, lenders and credit unions have not left their customers […]

The two large regional banks, BB&T and SunTrust, are currently in a process of merging to create the sixth largest banking holding company in the United States. The new issuer, headquartered in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, was named Truist. According to the banks’ announcements, the merger is to bring more branches, ATMs and digital innovations […]

A couple of days ago, Norwegian Air, Norway’s largest airline and the ninth-largest low-cost airline in the world, announced a rollout of their new no annual fee credit card in the United States. The airline currently operates direct flights from New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Florida, and Boston to Europe and the United Kingdom. […]

Last week, American Express presented an updated Corporate Program with enhanced benefits for the American Express Corporate Green, Gold, and Platinum credit cards. Over the next few months, the issuer will add to the program new or renewed tools and solutions that are implied to be of benefit to both businesses and their employees. These […]