In the coming three years, eBay will slowly transition away from using Paypal as their main payment processor to a more integrated system run by Adyen. Paypal shares dropped more than 10% in after-hours trading on the news. Paypal was... Read More →
Roughly 20% of all Toys R Us locations are slated for closure as the retailer reorganizes it’s debit in bankruptcy proceedings. The child’s paradise is getting squeezed as consumers shift spending to internet purchases, as... Read More →
I decided to try something different and post some thoughts on taxes, revolving around upcoming changes to the tax code. Let us know if you find this kind of post useful. It goes without saying that all information below is for... Read More →
Amazon announced today that their acquisition of Whole Foods will be completed on Monday, and a number of changes will immediately take place. Press Release Amazon plans to lower Whole Food prices, starting immediately on Monday August... Read More →
I don’t usually report on these types of things, but I was pretty shocked by the raw footage and United’s response. Flight 3411 from Chicago to Louisville was overbooked, United asked for volunteers to receive compensation... Read More →
Earlier this month we shared that AirBnB was on the cusp of purchasing Luxury Retreats. That deal is now official with AirBnB securing the deal despite higher bids from Accor & Expedia. Luxury Retreats has inventory for 4,000... Read More →
Citi recently added a couple new features to their website and mobile app. Card Replacement Tracking Press Release Starting today, we can track the steps of Citi credit card replacement delivery in real-time within the Citi Mobile App... Read More →
Walgreen’s will soon close down drugstore.com and beauty.com, along with the associated rewards program. Five years ago, Walgreen’s bought out drugstore.com for $429 million, together with sister-sites beauty.com, skinstore... Read More →
Paypal and Visa announced yesterday, July 21, a strategic partnership to expand cooperation between the two companies and launch numerous initiatives using their combined networks. Press Release Here are the details from the Press... Read More →
Amazon is sending out $30 gift cards to of their Visa cardholders for a coupon code which didn’t work properly. Amazon had a special offer for cardholders to get $30 off $150 on Prime Day. The offer wasn’t working the last... Read More →
The old Amex for Target prepaid card is on the chopping block, as Amex just sent out an email indicating that it will be discontinued on March 21, 2016. [This is not REDbird, rather an old prepaid card that hasn’t gotten much... Read More →
Walmart announced today the launch of ‘Walmart Pay’, which will enable shoppers to pay in-store from within the Walmart app. The rollout begins with just a few stores in Arkansas and will allow customers to pay by scanning a... Read More →
Gowallet.com is a gift card tracking site which helps keep tabs on balances and history of various gift cards. It works for some Visa and Mastercard card gift cards as well as some merchant gift cards. Gowallet has been sending out an... Read More →
The Changes According to the Wall Street Journal, Chase has come to an agreement with the New York Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman regarding their prepaid Liquid card and also the requirements for opening a checking account. Here is... Read More →
Paypal announced recently that they’re extending Paypal Buyer Protection to include the purchase of digital goods, in a nod to the increasing role intangible goods play in our life. As one of the leading ways to buy and sell... Read More →
