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The Potential of Visa's New Partnership

In the US, Visa will link Montilise with its Debit Processing Service operations to provide person-to-person payments, mobile alerts, promotional offers and remote deposit capture. 

Visa is also turning its sights overseas. The card network hopes to introduce mobile transit ticketing and other services to international markets. In addition, it recently acquired Fundamo, a mobile payments provider based in South Africa, in order to expand its products to the underbanked and unbanked in the international community. Fundamo represents only one aspect of Visa’s foray into the mobile payment world: recently, it bought a stake in Square Inc, which lets smartphones accept credit and debit card payments.

Retail credit cards trade rewards for data

Visa’s promised offer of promotional details sent to cell phones is already undergoing a field test: in April, the network paired up with Gap to push location-based discounts and promotions via text message. When enrolled customers use their Visa cards to complete transactions that meet certain criteria (shopping on a certain day, at a certain time or in a certain zip code, for example), they are sent Gap promotional offers that they can redeem by showing the text messages on their mobile phones.

took a hit when the Credit CARD Act required anyone without an income to have a co-signer on the card, cutting down on in-store applications. However, this deal isn’t specific to the Gap credit card, and Visa gets more value than simply interchange fees or interest rates. Gap is eager to get the data provided by the enrolled customers, and will likely pay for the privilege. "[The Visa partnership] provided us insight into our enrolled consumers that we never had in the past, which improved the targeting of our promotional programs, timing of communications and allowed us to tailor offers,” – interchange and interest rates – and more on alternative methods like card fees or partnerships.

Three American Express Business Credit Cards to Get Your Business ...

American Express has been the choice of credit cards for businesses everywhere since they first rose to prominence in the early eighties. They offer several cards for business purposes, but for our article here we will just take a look at three of the best. If you want to see more options, feel free to visit their website and see what they might have that strikes your fancy. You’ll also be able to apply for the cards we discuss below. These cards offer a lot to the business, and have a range of rewards and incentives that make them one of the best companies for business credit. We will take a look at the American Express Business Gold Card, the American Express Platinum Business Credit Card, and the American Express Simply Cash Card.

American Express Business Gold

This card is perhaps the cream of the crop when it comes to great business credit cards . American Express has taken the time and research to put together a program that will entice even the most experienced business owner. There is no annual fee for the first year, and $125 fee per year after that introductory period. The card comes without a preset spending limit, although this does not mean the card comes with unlimited spending. The credit limit will be determined on an ongoing basis, as the people at Amex study your spending habits, payment history, and ongoing financial activities.

Many people like this setup, seeing as how it allows for progress in your credit limit through responsible care of the card, and it doesn’t put arbitrary limits to your credit, forcing the consumer to get a second credit card if they need to make a purchase larger than their limit allows. The card also comes with discounts to many major hotel chains and other businesses, including FedEx, Delta, and Marriott. The card also comes with automatic membership into American Express’s rewards program, so that you can earn points toward purchases and travel.

Platinum Business Credit Card from American Express

The Platinum Business Credit Card comes with an introductory 0% APR, good for the first twelve months you have the card. This is an excellent introductory offer, and should probably be considered by any business needing to obtain early funds for the start of the business. Even after this introductory period, the card offers 11.24% APR, which is pretty good. It offers the ability to enroll in the rewards membership program, and puts no limits on the amount of points that can be earned.

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