CARDNEWS FOR CONSUMERS
(5/30/96) 'WHAT I DID FOR MILES' CONTEST
If Elizabeth Barrett Browning were alive today, she might wax poetic: "How do I earn frequent flyer miles? Let me count the ways..."
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(5/29/96) PRIVATE ISSUE PREVIEWS SECRET
Private Issue(R), which last year introduced a new, enhanced version of its credit card featuring celebrity artworks, is previewing the sequel to its card and its award-winning advertising campaign.
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(5/29/96) SUPERMARKET CREDIT CARD
Gerald H. Lipkin, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Valley National Bank, and Dean Janeway, president of Wakefern Food Corporation, today jointly announced the introduction of the ShopRite MasterCard, the first co-branded supermarket credit card offered in this area.
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(5/28/96) KDD/ TO ISSUE CO-BRANDED KDD-CREDIT CARDS
KDD in collaboration with The Sumitomo Credit Service Co., Ltd. (president: Eiji Tamai, main office: Minato-ku, Tokyo), Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (president: Kazuo Toriumi, main office: Toshima-ku, Tokyo), and JCB Co., Ltd. (president: Masaaki Ikeuchi, main office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), will issue co-branded KDD cards...
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(5/22/96) PAYMENT CARDS FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES
Consumers facing increasing out-of-pocket healthcare costs are interested in using their payment cards to pay for healthcare services.
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(5/21/96) PLATINUM CARD BY AMERICAN EXPRESS
The Platinum Card(R) by American Express has relaunched its International Airline Program, now spanning travel to six continents and offering exciting new itineraries to Asia, Africa, and the Near East.
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(5/21/96) RINGO STARR AND FLO JO CARDS
Consumers who want to carry credit card art by former Beatle Ringo Starr or Olympic champion Florence Griffith Joyner in their wallets have only until June 13 to acquire a Private Issue(R) Card featuring these favored celebrity artists.
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(5//96) HEALTHSOUTH AND VISA U.S.A. TEAM UP WITH USA/VISA DECATHLON TEAM
HEALTHSOUTH Corporation (NYSE:HRC), the official healthcare provider for the USA/VISA Decathlon Team, and Visa U.S.A., the team's title sponsor since 1990, today launched a joint program with the sports team they already...
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(5/17/96) TRUE VALUE AND THE ASSOCIATES UNVEIL FINAL VERSION OF NEW CREDIT CARD
In a speech to its membership at the annual Spring Market, True Value unveiled the details of its new co-branded True Value MasterCard card, to be launched in late July.
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(5/16/96) ROLLING STONE TO ISSUE VISA CARD
Rolling Stone magazine will introduce the Rolling Stone Visa card featuring unique benefits and special discounts on music, travel, and entertainment.
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(5/14/96) CROWN CENTRAL, FIRST OMNI BANK CO-BRANDED CREDIT CARD
Crown Central Petroleum (AMEX: CNP) and First Maryland Bancorp's credit card subsidiary, First Omni Bank, announced today the public release of the new Crown MasterCard credit card.
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(5/13/96) CARDGAME ANNOUNCES APR 96 WINNERS
CardWeb, Inc.s CardGame, the monthly Interactive Card Game That Pays, selected Amy Hashimoto of Honolulu as Aprils consumer contest winner and Elizabeth Cook of MRI Retail in Port St. Lucie, Florida as Aprils executive sweepstakes winner.
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(5/10/96) GTE CARD SERVICES HEATS UP WITH $10,000 SWEEPSTAKES
Love -- and money -- are in the air this spring with several all-new retail promotions from GTE Card Services, including a $10,000 "Cash in the Cards" sweepstakes beginning May 13 and special discounts on long-distance calls during upcoming major call holidays.
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(5/7/96) No-Annual-Fee L.L. Bean VISA Card
L.L. Bean and MBNA America Bank, N.A., have joined forces to launch the new L.L. Bean Outdoor Advantage Program(TM), the centerpiece of which is the new no-annual-fee L.L. Bean Visa credit card.
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