Visa, the official card of the Olympic Winter Games, cashed in big at the opening day of the 2010 Vancouver Games last Friday.

Did you know that when you use a credit or debit card to make purchases, it actually costs the retailer money?

This week marked another hit to consumer loyalty programs when Payment Source and The Consumerist announced that Chase and Starbucks have decided to dis-continue their co-branded Duetto Card at the end of March.  

How often in the last week have you actually paid for something in cash? According to a Nilson Report, card based transactions were set to exceed cash and checks for the first time last year, and credit processing companies like Visa and MasterCard are reaping the benefits.

Is everybody ready for Olympics-mania to begin? With only a little over a month until the start of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games, Visa is starting to increase their Olympics marketing campaign, starting with a sweepstakes to win lifelong tickets to the Winter Olympics.

It's easy to imagine that in the high-stakes debit/credit card game, either Visa or MasterCard, as the two largest payment networks, would emerge as the dominant player in the market.

Paying for gifts with your TD Bank Visa Debit Card this holiday season can save you time and money with the 'Tis the Season to Go Save With Visa promotion.  

EA Sports Madden NFL '10 has just been nominated for best team game of 2009 by Spike TV's Video Game Awards, and with both real and virtual football season well underway

Most of us have seen the commercials depicting consumers waving a credit card or debit card at the cashier counter to pay for a purchase. But in actuality, how many of you really done this?

Nowadays, the wealth of a person is not evident through the watch around his wrist, the tie around his neck or the shoes on his feet, but by the plastic in his wallet. A credit card often represents a person's spending ability and credit history.