The “Big Five” Canadian banks offer credit cards and include Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD Canada Trust), Bank of Nova Scotia, Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Did you know that there are many other options?
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August 23 Update: Enter to win up to 30,000 Marriott Rewards Points, new AIR MILES Prize Pool promo and more! Aug 23rd
News, Tips & Tricks We've launched our second contest with Marriott International! Once again you can enter to win up to 30,000 Marriott Rewards points! Enter by August 31st. Click here for complete details and to enter the contest! AIR MILES has launched a new contest and bonus miles promotion.... More »
Last day to jump on the 100,000 point offer from HSBC for their World Elite Mastercard! That's $500 towards any travel or $300 cash back + MORE Dec 28th
HSBC's biggest and best offer for the HSBC World Elite Mastercard that is also one of the best ever bonuses ever seen in Canada (definitely in the Top 5 ever in terms of value) ends tonight! As we already mentioned just under two weeks we know for sure the offer is not being extended. The off.... More »
How do you take RDSP withdrawals? + MORE Jun 12th
Registered disability savings plans (RDSPs) were created in the 2007 federal budget, and the first accounts were opened in December 2008. It took a while for financial institutions to offer them and, even now, you cannot open RDSPs everywhere.
Most Canadians with RDSPs have only ever deposi.... More »
RWRDS Daily Update Sep 19: New Amex Offers for Marriott Hotels & Enterprise Rent-A-Car Sep 20th
New Amex Offers for Marriott Hotels & Enterprise Rent-A-Car and it's time to load all your weekly shopping bonuses! They're good this week!. Check out today's points & miles updates here:
The post RWRDS Daily Update Sep 19: New Amex Offers for Marriott Hotels & Enterprise Rent-A-Car a.... More »
4 Money Pledges to Make in 2015 + MORE Dec 29th
It looks like Canadians might need to make some New Year’s debt resolutions.
According to Stats Canada, the average household debt ratio – which includes mortgages, consumer credit and non-mortgage loans – climbed to 162.6 per cent of their disposable income in the third quarter of 2014.
But.... More »
MBNA Cardholders: What You Need to Know About Your Transition to TD
– ratesupermarket.ca
MBNA cardholders are in for a few changes come late September; they are the latest customers to undergo a post-acquisition transition to TD. The banking giant, which bought MBNA in December 2011, will begin the process of moving MBNA credit card accounts to their system, which is stated to have “new options, increased security and a new telephone banking voice”.
However, unlike the CIBC-TD customer transition this June, all MBNA customers will be keeping their original cards and pins, with no replacements or resets required. That said, there are a few changes and service interruptions to take note of, which we’ve summarized below. It will be interesting to see if the transition occurs without the hiccups experienced during the aforementioned CIBC customer switch; stay tuned for updates ( and note that yours truly is an MBNA cardholder).
What Is Staying the Same?
Your MBNA card: Cardholders can rest easy knowing there will be no product switch in their near future; all current credit cards will continue to operate under the MBNA brand, with no changes to their features, rewards or pins…
Homeland Security warns retailers about hacking software, estimates 1,000 businesses affected
– canadianbusiness.com
WASHINGTON – More than 1,000 U.S. retailers could be infected with malicious software lurking in their cash register computers, allowing hackers to steal customer financial data, the Homeland Security Department said Friday.
The government urged businesses of all sizes to scan their point-of-sale systems for software known as “Backoff,” discovered last October. It previously explained in detail how the software operates and how retailers could find and remove it.
Earlier this month, United Parcel Service said it found infected computers in 51 stores. UPS said it was not aware of any fraud that resulted from the infection but said hackers may have taken customers’ names, addresses, email addresses and payment card information.
The company apologized to customers and offered free identity protection and credit monitoring services to those who had shopped in those 51 stores.
Backoff was discovered in October, but according to the Homeland Security Department the software wasn’t flagged by antivirus programs until this month…
The government urged businesses of all sizes to scan their point-of-sale systems for software known as “Backoff,” discovered last October. It previously explained in detail how the software operates and how retailers could find and remove it.
Earlier this month, United Parcel Service said it found infected computers in 51 stores. UPS said it was not aware of any fraud that resulted from the infection but said hackers may have taken customers’ names, addresses, email addresses and payment card information.
The company apologized to customers and offered free identity protection and credit monitoring services to those who had shopped in those 51 stores.
Backoff was discovered in October, but according to the Homeland Security Department the software wasn’t flagged by antivirus programs until this month…
Watch out for problems with paperless tickets: Roseman
– thestar.com
To prevent resale by scalpers, Ticketmaster came up with a technology that allows you to enter an event only with the credit card used for purchase. This can be unwieldy for some buyers.
