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The world’s largest retailer introduced a new, low-cost money transfer service called Walmart-2-Walmart. Now consumers can send money to each other by using the retail chain’s store network. This service is rolled out in partnership with Euronet Worldwide’s subsidiary Ria Money Transfer.
Security of debit and credit cards is now one of the important topics in the credit card industry. It is not a secret, and credit card industry representatives readily admit that thieves are often one step ahead and that data breaches are a fact of life. While the payments problems are being solved, you have to help yourself.
The tax day is not far away. You will have to file your tax return and pay any taxes due by the April 15 this year. It’s been two years already since consumers were allowed to pay their taxes with a credit card. Many find it convenient and easy but not always a financially prudent thing to do.
The mobile apps to manage your bank accounts are becoming more and more popular. Most banks offer consumers their own free mobile applications to manage their finances. And most of these apps will allow you to check your balances, view transaction history, transfer money between accounts, and pay your bills. These are the general functions […]
Today the FICO credit score is the industry leading financial metric and is used by creditors and employers to judge your creditworthiness. FlexScore is a new financial scoring tool. It aims to improve traditional credit scoring models by adding assets, goals and financial planning into account. According to the creators of FlexScore, the tool will […]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has came out with a report detailing the successes and failures of the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (CARD Act) in relation to credit-card customers. The report found that penalty fees have reduced, the cost of credit cards became clearer to consumers, and total cost […]
People always advised not to close old credit cards because credit score may go down. But is it always true? Yes and No. Sometimes you can safely close your credit cards without any negative impact to your credit scores. But sometimes it may indeed hurt your credit scores. So, what’s the reason? The reason is […]
If you have recently rented a car you may received quite a shock when you checked your credit report. Your normally good credit could receive some alarming negative items. After some research, you may be surprised to discover that a recent car rental was the cause of your lower credit score. The reasons to rent […]
Nowadays identity thieves are more active than ever. Credit card companies, banks, and credit reporting agencies offer free services that help customers detect, prevent, and recover from identity theft.
All District taxis should accept credit cards by the end of March, according to planned regulations from a city agency. The dream of cabbies to accept credit cards will at last come true.