This week, MasterCard announced that it will be changing its rules to offer broader protections from fraud and identity theft to its US cardholders, by officially expanding a couple of its fraud protection programs.
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Amex Offers, previously known as “Amex Sync” offers, allow American Express cardmembers to register their cards for special savings on a wide selection of offers–ranging from dining, shopping and more. The discounts are often substantial and better yet, they are transparent at the point-of-sale, meaning that they can be stacked with other discounts and coupons.
While this is a fantastic benefit for Amex cardmembers, the main problem with the system is that you must individually sign up for each deal, which requires that you’re aware that the promo exists in the first place. Given that American Express doesn’t provide a centralized place where all available offers are listed, this can be a headache. That’s where our new list of Amex / Twitter offers comes in.
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Daily Getaways, a joint promotion of the U.S Travel Association and American Express, is back again this year. From May 19 through June 20, 2014, you can purchase travel packages with savings of up to 50% from more than 20 of America’s top travel brands. Offers are sold at a fixed price in limited quantities and are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
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American Express has several new offers out for its cardmembers. Among them are promos from Kenneth Cole, Abt Electronics, All Nippon Airways, Macy’s, Potbelly Sandwich Shop and more. Read on for all the details.
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In honor of the one-year anniversary of its Arrival card, Barclaycard announced the re-branding of the popular travel credit card to the Barclaycard Arrival PlusTM World Elite MasterCard®. The new card sports all of the old features as its predecessor, along with some new ones that should make it even more appealing. New benefits include chip and signature technology (with PIN capability) for added confidence and convenience when traveling abroad, a new and improved card design featuring a cyan-colored core and World Elite status.
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Looking to travel to Asia? Amex just rolled out a new promo with Cathay Pacific that should pique your interest. For a limited time, you can receive a $200 statement credit after spending $2,000 on Cathay Pacific’s US website. Amex also just introduced several other new offers, from the likes of vente-privee, Bowlmor and FedEx. Read on for the details.
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Wells Fargo just introduced the Wells Fargo Propel World American Express® Card, a new credit card designed to compete in the high-end travel credit card market. The new card features increased rewards on hotel and airfare purchases, as well as an annual credit towards incidental airline charges. To entice new customers, the card also comes with a compelling signup bonus–you’ll earn 40,000 bonus points when you spend $3,000 in net purchases in the first 3 months of cardmembership. 40,000 points can be redeemed for $400 in gift cards or statement credit. It can also potentially be redeemed for $600 towards airfare.
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For a limited time, the Premier Miles & More World MasterCard has boosted its signup bonus up to 50,000 award miles–enough to redeem for a round-trip flight award from the U.S. to Hawaii, Europe or the Caribbean. Through June 30, 2014, you’ll earn 20,000 award miles after your first purchase or balance transfer and then another 30,000 award miles after you spend $5,000 within the first 90 days of account opening. That’s up from the 35,000 award miles the card was previously offering.
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Just as it did last year, Chase is temporarily increasing the signup bonuses on its Ink business credit cards in anticipation of National Small Business Week. Under this promo, both the Chase Ink Bold and the Chase Ink Plus are offering 60,000 bonus points when you spend $5,000 within the first 3 months of opening your account. That’s up from the normal 50,000 points that are offered. In addition, the Chase Ink Cash card is offering $300 cash back when you spend $3,000 in your first 3 months of cardmembership. That’s also up from the $250 cash back that is normally offered.
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US Airways just sweetened the deal on The US Airways® Premier World MasterCard®, now offering 40,000 bonus miles after your first purchase and payment of the $89 annual fee. In the past, the card has typically offered 30,000 to 40,000 bonus miles for signing up, but required a balance transfer to be completed to earn the full bonus amount. With balance transfers incurring a 3% fee, the current deal is much more attractive.
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