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May 22, 2019

Another Round Of BlueBird/Serve Shutdowns

It’s been a while since the last time I wrote about Bluebird and Serve cards. My own cards were shutdown a few years ago. Now it seems there’s a new round of emails, telling people that their cards have been frozen. Here’s the text of the email: We are writing to let you know that…
May 21, 2019

Check for Fraudulent Charges on Cards Used at GiftCardMall

There’s a few people reporting that cards that were only used to make purchases at GiftCardMall have had fraudulent purchases on their cards. The fraudulent charges were made at other stores.
May 15, 2019

Plastiq, 1% Fee on 3 Payments Made with Mastercard (Targeted)

Plastiq has sent out an offer to pay three bills with Mastercard and pay a fee of just 1%. You must have received an email in order to qualify.
April 28, 2019

[Dead] New Plastiq Promo, 1.5% Fee for Mastercard Payments

Update 4/29/2019: This was apparently a promotion targeted at specific users and shouldn’t have been working for everyone. Fee should be back up to 2.5% for most people. Plastiq has a new promotion, with a discount on the processing fee for paying bills with a Mastercard credit card. Instead of the regular 2.5% fee, you…
April 10, 2019

The Plastic Merchant Coming Back to Life?

Now there’s some new developments, hinting at a possible comeback. The Plastic Merchant website (theplasticmerchant. com) is back up with some very very interesting language.
March 8, 2019

Pay Bills and Earn Rewards, Easy Guide to Credit Card Usage on Plastiq

Plastiq compiled a great chart to help you better understand supported payment types. This Guide to Credit Card Usage on Plastiq with let you know what works and what doesn’t.
March 5, 2019

No More 5X with Swych App

Chase Ink Business credit cards are no longer earning 5X. Looks like the changes happened on February 26th.That’s the same day that Chase INK Preferred credit card stopped earning 3X at several merchants that sell gift cards.
February 28, 2019

Bad News for Chase INK Preferred Cardholders, No More 3X on Popular Spend

The is on of the best remaining options to earn Ultimate Rewards points through a bonus and continuous spending. The card earns 3 points per $1 on the first $150,000 spent in combined purchases on travel, shipping purchases, Internet, cable and phone services, and on advertising purchases made with social media sites and search engines…
February 28, 2019

Amex Cards No Longer an Option for Serve Backup Funding

If you have a Amex Serve card, then there’s some upcoming changes that you might need to know about. Starting in April, American Express Credit Cards will no longer be accepted as a Payment Funding Source for Backup Funding on your American Express Serve Account. Here’s the text of the email that was sent out:…
February 20, 2019

Simon Mall Has Raised Daily Limits on Gift Card Purchases

If you rely on Simon Mall for your gift card purchases, there is good news as far as daily limits go. For those who purchase large amounts of gift cards from Simon Mall, the $10,000 daily limit is an issue sometimes. But now that limit is considerably higher. They sell Visa, Mastercard and Amex gift…
February 14, 2019

PayPal Business Debit Card Can Only Be Funded with Bank Account

PayPal sent out an email today to those who have a PayPal Business Debit Card announcing a change to backup funding. From march 11th, a linked bank account will the the only backup funding option. Here’s the email: Beginning March 11, 2019, a linked bank account will be the only backup funding source supported for your PayPal Business…
January 18, 2019

Plastiq, $20K Credit Card Spend with 1.25% Fee for New Business Accounts

Sign up for Plastiq with a new Business and make $10,000 worth of payments using Plastiq by March 30, 2019 to earn 10,000 fee-free dollars. You must be a registered business and have a business card.