There’s a new scam email going around whereby the scammer includes your name, phone number, and a photo of your house. The email claims that they took over your computer video and they have embarrassing videos of you which... Read More →
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[Blocked By Judge] Visa & Mastercard Reach $30 Billion Settlement Over Card Fees, Agree To Cap Fees For Next 5 Years
Update 6/25/24: US District Judge Margo Brodie issued a ruling blocking this settlement and the parties must respond by June 28, 2024. The details of the ruling have not been made public. Original post: Visa & Mastercard have... Read More →
U.S. Travel Association Lobbying For 50% (Up To $4,000) ‘Explore America’ Travel Credit
The current trump administration is considering a travel credit of up to $4,000. The credit would work as follows: Credit is 50% of travel expenses up to $4,000 per household Credit applies to travel expenses when at least 50 miles away... Read More →
A Few Updates On The Small Business Grant & Loan Programs (PPP, EIDL Funding Round 2)
After passing a $2 trillion stimulus bill a few weeks ago, congress is moving on another $500B bill, mostly for additional funding to the PPP loan/grant program for small businesses. Senate passed the bill, and it's expected to get... Read More →
T-Mobile & Sprint To Merge In $26 Billion Deal
Update 2/11/20: A U.S. District court judge has now approved this merger. Deal is expected to close as early as April 1st, 2020. A federal judge still needs to sign off on the deal, as does California’s utility board. Original... Read More →
Venmo Phasing out Website Functionality, Push Users to the App
Venmo is sending out email notice that they are slowly phasing out the ability to pay or charge someone using the website, in a push to get users to do their transactions in the Venmo app. Sounds like transaction history will still be... Read More →
eBay will Soon Begin Accepting Apple Pay as they Transition Away from Paypal
eBay announced that they will begin accepting Apple Pay this fall for select users. Platform-wide rollout is expected in the coming years as the entire eBay payments system gets full migrated away from Paypal by 2021. Apple Pay will be... Read More →
Uber Partners with Venmo for Seamless Payment Option
Uber and Venmo announced today a partnership to have Venmo as a payment option directly in the Uber app. Venmo will be an option both for Uber rides and UberEats. You’ll be able to use your Venmo balance or a linked credit card... Read More →
Amazon Prime Members Now Receive Perks At Whole Foods (10% Off Sale Items + Weekly Deep Discounts), Available Nationwide
Update 06/26/18: This program is now available nationwide! Earlier this month Whole Foods ended its loyalty program, it was speculated that this would be replaced with discounts for Amazon prime members. That has now come to fruition... Read More →
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of American Express who Prohibits Retailers from ‘Steering’ Customers
The Supreme Court sided today with American Express in a 5-4 ruling, allowing Amex to retain a clause in their contract with retailers to prohibit them from ‘steering’ a customer away from an Amex card to a Visa or... Read More →
Supreme Court Gives States the Green Light to Charge Sales Tax on Internet Sales
The Supreme Court issued a ruling today allowing states to require sales tax for internet sales shipped to their state, even for companies that don’t have any physical footprint in the state. Justice Kennedy was joined by Justices... Read More →
Kohl’s To Replace Yes2You Rewards With New ‘Kohl’s Rewards’ Program
Kohl’s has sent out an e-mail to existing Yes2You Rewards customers that they are launching a new rewards program called ‘Kohl’s Rewards‘ on May 25th for 8 select pilot markets (Phoenix, Arizona; Indianapolis... Read More →
Nationwide Bank To Exit Retail Banking
Nationwide Bank has announced plans to exit the retail banking business. On May 7th they announced that it will move all deposits and loans to another unnamed financial institution. According to American Banker the following is up for... Read More →
Amazon To Increase The Price Of Amazon Prime To $119 (From $99) On May 11th
In an earnings call to investors Amazon has announced that they will be increasing the cost of Amazon prime to $119 ($59 for prime student) on May 11th for new users. Starting June 16, 2018, existing Prime members with an annual... Read More →
[Update: Use up your gift cards now] Toys R Us Considers Shuttering All Physical USA Stores
[Update 3/12/18: Seems likely now that Toys R Us will actually end up in Chapter 7 bankruptcy in which case – as I understand – even the website will shut down and all gift cards may become worthless, depending what the... Read More →