LowCards.com Weekly Credit Card Update November 21
Mobile Apps Aim to Steer Consumer Credit Card Choices There are two new mobile apps which help cardholders select the best credit card to use at checkout. Wallaby Financial released a free app that...
View ArticleRapid Growth in Mobile Banking
One-third of mobile consumers use smartphones or tablets for banking, up from 24 percent in 2011, according to a new report from Javelin Strategy & Research. To meet this demand, more than...
View ArticleCiti App to Go Global
The Citibank app for the iPad has been around for quite some time in the states, allowing users to manage their accounts directly from their tablet devices. Now, Citi has decided to expand their...
View ArticleWestern Union Goes Mobile with U.S. Bank
Western Union, one of the largest money wiring networks in the world, recently announced that it would be partnering with U.S. Bank to offer mobile banking. U.S. Bank customers will be allowed to send...
View ArticleMobile Banking Likely to Cost Consumers
More Americans are turning to mobile banking because it is fast, convenient and free. You can manage your accounts directly from your smartphone, whether it be deposits or transfers. What would happen...
View ArticleMasterCard Profits from Google Wallet
The launch of Google Wallet is benefiting more than just Google. It's putting money onto MasterCard's income statement, too. The Google Wallet is a digital substitute for an actual wallet, storing all...
View ArticlePayPal Continues to Go Mobile with StackMob
In an effort to claim an even bigger stake in the mobile payment market, PayPal has purchased the app-development company StackMob. The exact terms of the deal have not been disclosed at this time, but...
View ArticleLowCards.com Weekly Credit Card Update–February 28, 2014
Financial, Retail Industries Keep Cybersecurity Mistakes and Punishments Secret Even as cyberthreats grow in frequency and sophistication, the system for ensuring payment card security in the United...
View ArticleSecurity Flaws in Fandango, Credit Karma Apps Put Consumer Card Data at Risk
The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with movie ticket seller Fandango and credit report provider Credit Karma over charges that they failed to secure the transmission of consumers’...
View ArticlePayPal Here Redesigned to Accept Chip-and-PIN Credit Cards in Australia
PayPal Here is a mobile app and bluetooth device which allows small businesses in Australia to accept credit cards on their smartphones. The new model is designed to work with chip and PIN cards. Users...
View ArticleScan Credit Cards into Google Play to Pay for Apps
Google Play is getting a major makeover when its 5.0 version comes out. Among the many features to be added to the program, Google will now allow you to scan credit cards into your phone to pay for...
View ArticlePayPal Launches One-Touch Mobile Checkout for Apps
PayPal is aiming to make mobile app payments a little easier with the launch of its new product, One Touch. This platform helps merchants and app developers give their customers a convenient way to pay...
View ArticleAlibaba Launches Mobile App Equipped with Apple Pay
Chinese ecommerce merchant Alibaba is making its way into the United States market, thanks to their retail store on the web called 11 Main. Alibaba customers can make purchases with new mobile apps for...
View ArticleLowCards.com Weekly Credit Card Update–February 6, 2015
Insurance Giant Anthem Hit by Massive Data Breach Hackers have stolen information on tens of millions of Anthem Inc. customers, in a massive data breach that ranks among the largest in corporate...
View ArticleCredit Union Launches First Mobile Banking App for Smartwatches
Credit union customers in Ohio are the first in the country to be able to do mobile banking on their smartwatches, thanks to the new Android Wear app from Wright-Patt Credit Union. The new app,...
View ArticleGoogle Finally Launches Android Pay
After much anticipation, Android Pay is finally here. Google launched its mobile wallet yesterday, starting with a small group of Android phones running on the Android 4.4 KitKat operating system at a...
View ArticleFingerprint Security Introduced for Bank of America Mobile App
Nearly half of mobile device owners in America have used mobile banking at least once in the last month, according to a recent study. But with this usage comes one major concern: the security of such...
View ArticleLowCards.com Weekly Credit Card Update–September 17, 2015
Bank of America Reveals Details of Biometric Smartphone App Bank of America has launched a mobile banking app which uses fingerprint and Touch ID sign-in. The bank says its new fingerprint and Touch ID...
View ArticleNew Chase Freedom App Redeems Rewards at Checkout
Recently, Chase introduced a mobile app specifically for the Chase Freedom card, which allows Chase Freedom cardholders the opportunity to redeem their cash back rewards and pay at the register at 30...
View ArticleCarCareONE App Brings New Features to Cardholders
Synchrony Financial announced the release of the CarCareONE mobile application, which will give CarCareONE's credit cardholders easy access to account servicing, special financing options and a...
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