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Shoppers can earn Aeroplan points on Amazon.ca + MORE Mar 23rd
Canada’s more than five million Aeroplan members can now earn rewards points when shopping on Amazon.ca.
Starting April 24, 2018, shoppers will be able to earn one Aeroplan Mile per dollar spent through the online retail giant.
Just make sure you access Amazon.ca through Aeroplan’s shopp.... More »
Trial hears de Grood likely suffering from schizophrenia before attack + MORE May 19th
Clockwise from top left: Zackariah Rathwell, Kaitlin Perras, Lawrence Hong, Joshua Hunter and Jordan Segura. (Photo credit: Facebook, Aran Wilkinson-Blanc)
CALGARY — Matthew de Grood could remain in a secure psychiatric facility for years or indefinitely if he is found not criminally responsib.... More »
The Best Travel Credit Card Welcome Bonus Offers for April 2024 + MORE Apr 6th
Here are the Best Travel Credit Card Sign Up offers for the month of April 2024. This is not an overall ‘best’ credit card list like our recently released Top Travel Rewards Credit Card rankings for 2024 but instead a look at cards that have the most valuable welcome bonus sign up offers.... More »
November 8 Update: Week 1 Contest winners, Episode 6 of the RC Weekly Round Up Podcast & 1,000 Free More Rewards Points! + MORE Nov 9th
News, Tips & Tricks Congratulations to Jorge L. of Edmonton, Rob A. of Toronto and Joe B. of Duncan B.C.! They are the winners of the three prizes of 15,000 Aeroplan Miles in the first week RC15 contest. You still have just over a day to get in on week 2 where you can win a $200 American Expr.... More »
AIR MILES Shops - Earn 5x miles site wide for your online shopping until July 1 Jun 26th
If you haven't had enough of online shopping just yet then this week is another good one to get some done and rack up some bonus miles. AIR MILES is offering 5x miles site wide on AIR MILES Shops purchases made by July 1. As long as your purchase meets the minimum requirement for earning at .... More »
Most small business owners unaware of upcoming U.S. credit card changes
– canadianbusiness.com
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A majority of American small-businesses owners are unaware of an impending shift that could leave them liable for fraud committed with a new generation of chip-imbedded credit cards that are coming to the United States.
That’s the finding of a survey by Wells Fargo & Co., which asked 600 small-business owners about the Oct. 1 deadline to get card readers and software to handle the new credit cards. Retailers and other businesses without equipment to handle the cards could be liable starting Oct. 1 if a customer commits fraud with a chip card.
But in the Wells Fargo survey, only 49 per cent of owners of businesses that use card readers for transactions said they were aware of the deadline.
The U.S. credit card industry is switching to chip cards because it’s harder for thieves to counterfeit them than it is to make fake magnetic-stripe cards. Chip cards have been in use in Canada and Europe for more than a decade, and security experts say there is more fraud in the U…
That’s the finding of a survey by Wells Fargo & Co., which asked 600 small-business owners about the Oct. 1 deadline to get card readers and software to handle the new credit cards. Retailers and other businesses without equipment to handle the cards could be liable starting Oct. 1 if a customer commits fraud with a chip card.
But in the Wells Fargo survey, only 49 per cent of owners of businesses that use card readers for transactions said they were aware of the deadline.
The U.S. credit card industry is switching to chip cards because it’s harder for thieves to counterfeit them than it is to make fake magnetic-stripe cards. Chip cards have been in use in Canada and Europe for more than a decade, and security experts say there is more fraud in the U…
Rate survey: Average card rate sits tight at 15 percent
– creditcards.com
Aug. 5, 2015: Interest rates on new credit card offers held still this week, according to the CreditCards.com Weekly Credit Card Rate Report
How to build a credit score with your first card
– creditcards.com
Should you use the card a little or a lot to ramp up your credit score?
