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AMEX Business Platinum, No More 20% Off with “Pay With Points”
I just received a letter yesterday in the mail informing me that, effective July 1st, 2015, my American Express Business Platinum card will no longer receive 20% of Membership Rewards points back when booking a trip with American Express Travel using Pay with Points. This benefit was already removed from the personal platinum card. If you’re looking…
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Facebook Messenger to Allow For Real-Time Customer Service Chat
Facebook announced another innovation related to their Messenger. In an attempt to improve the way consumers and business interact, they will enable real-time conversations between the two. The initiative is a partnership with cloud-based customer service platform Zendesk. It will initially be just a pilot program with online retailers Everlane and Zulily. Consumers can now use Facebook Messenger to…
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AMEX To Fight Court Ruling That Would Let Retailers Encourage Use Of Competing Cards
Back in February, a federal court ruled that American Express merchant agreements violate antitrust laws, resulting in higher costs for consumers, by forbidding retailers that accept AmEx from encouraging customers to use competing cards like those from Visa, MasterCard, and Discover. Today, the credit card company’s CEO said the company is asking the court to…
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Chase and Wells Fargo Collect Voiceprints During Calls
Have you ever called a bank and heard “this call may be monitored for quality assurance purposes” before talking to a bank rep? So you already know that your bank is recording you, but you probably think that is just for service quality as the disclaimer says. Well, Chase and Wells Fargo are storing your biometric data too. The…
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Google Pony Express, Pay Bills From Gmail
Google is currently working on a project that will allow Gmail users to more easily receive bills in their email inbox instead of their mailbox. Called Pony Express, the service also is designed to let people pay their bills within Gmail, rather than having to go to a telecom or utility company’s website to complete…
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Ryanair Transatlantic Flights… Just a Joke
Not sure if it was just a joke, but a few days after European budget airline Ryanair announced its plans to launch transatlantic flights, the company is now saying it has no such plans and they have never been in the works. They released the following short statement yesterday. In the light of recent press coverage, the Board…
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Frontier Airlines Increasing Checked Baggage Fees
Frontier Airlines is raising its baggage fees in May. The increases will take effect on May 1 and range from $5 to $10 per checked bag. The biggest increase is for bags checked last-minute at the gate, from $50 to $60. Other baggage fees are going up by $5. Frontier, like fellow discount airlines Spirit Airlines and Allegiant Air, has a long list of…
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AMEX Plenti, First Coalition Loyalty Program in US
AT&T, ExxonMobil, Macy’s, Nationwide, Rite Aid, Direct Energy and Hulu are joining with American Express to launch Plenti, the first U.S.-based coalition loyalty program with well-known brands where consumers can earn and use Plenti points for purchasing a wide range of products, regardless of the payment method consumers choose to use. The program will officially…
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Facebook Messenger Adds FREE Peer-to-Peer Payments
This is an interesting development from Facebook. Facebook users can now send money to one another through the Messenger app. A dollar sign icon shows up above the keyboard which opens a payments screen where users can type the amount they wish to send.  Facebook lets users add a debit card to their account which is used to fund…
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AmEx MR Redemption Changes Starting on 06/28/2015
American Express are making changes to the value you receive when you redeem Membership Rewards points. These are not any major changes and they won’t affect their travel partners. The changes will take effect on 06/28/2015.
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No More Visa, MasterCard & Discover Loads for Serve
Amex Serve won’t allow anymore loads online using a credit card issued by Visa, MasterCard and Discoverstarting on April 16th. They added the following wording to their terms. Starting April 16, 2015 you will only be able to use an American Express® Card if you want to load your account with a credit card. Discover, MasterCard and Visa…