Starbucks has announced a new customer loyalty card program called My Starbucks Rewards, which will launch on Dec. 26, 2009 in all U.S. Starbucks stores. Consolidating its two current programs, Starbucks Card Rewards and Starbucks Gold card, the new...
Topics: Card Reward Programs, Merchants, Prepaid Cards

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In an article in today's American Banker titled "Return of an Interchange Firebrand", Maria Aspan interviews Lloyd Constantine, the lead attorney who represented Wal-Mart and other merchants in the largest class action settlement in history.
Topics: Credit Cards, Interchange Fees

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Congressional proposals to rein in abusive overdraft practices are long overdue, Center for Responsible Lending executive Eric Halperin told the House Financial Services Committee today (full testimony). Halperin, who is director of CRL's Washington..
Topics: Checking Accounts, Debit Cards, Overdraft Fees

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Google Checkout has introduced a new feature that allows merchants based in the U.S. to create and to run their own Checkout promotions at any time. From the Google Checkout blog: "Starting today, you can sign in to your Checkout merchant account,...
Topics: Google Checkout

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NetSpend has produced a new National Spending & Savings Index finding that even though the economy is showing early signs of a turnaround, low-to-moderate-income consumers are still closely watching what they spend on goods and services and spending more.
Topics: NetSpend, Prepaid Cards and Stored Value Cards

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