Online and Mobile Banking Provide Opportunity to Rebuild Trust Between Banks and Consumers, Says MasterCard CMO
Lawrence Flanagan, the Chief Marketing Officer of MasterCard, recently had a little heart-to-heart with Forbes about the need to rebuild trust between financial institutions and consumers.
Credit Card Security is in Your Hands
Security has certainly improved through the years. Banking online and using your credit cards are more secure than ever.
My Bank Tracker is now on Twitter!
Are you one of the 5 million people who uses Twitter? If so, you can now receive tweets from My Bank Tracker! We recently created an account on the microblogging and mobile social network site, providing Twitterers with up-to-the-minute banking information and rates. If you’re a site member, start following us to receive updates on the best checking, savings, CD, mortgage and credit cards available and to read our newest articles on a variety of banking topics. To find us on Twitter, go here: Follow MyBankTracker on Twitter.
Credit Card Deals: Rewards Programs
The Advanta Platinum Business Card with Unlimited Rewards is also open to individuals with very good and good credit. Card holders earn 1 point for every dollar they spend. The Advanta Platinum BusinessCard Unlimited Rewards also has 0% APR for 15 months on balance transfers and 7.99% APR afterwards. And it lets you redeem points in the form of air travel, cash back, and merchandize among others. There are no blackout dates for air travel. The card has no annual fee and it doesn’t put a limit on the amount of points you can earn.
Bank Card Babel: Choosing A Bank Card From A Bewildering Array Of Options.
Have you tried picking a new bank card lately? It is more than a little bit confusing choosing between all the different offers. Bank of America's web site says “Choose from more than 400 credit cards.” Banks offer so many choices it seems their goal is to have a different deal for everyone. Capital One even lets you design your own card, basically letting you pick your combination of the options instead of making you go through a long list to find the card with exactly the options you want. But even at Capital One, at the bottom of the web page that displays the choices, there is a link saying “Not finding what you want? Browse cards at capitalone.com”
