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Credit Card Industry on Notice

Credit Card Industry on Notice
Ottawa is proposing legislation that would give the federal finance minister the authority to regulate the credit and debit card industry. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has said that he will only use his new authority if the industry fails to comply with a proposed voluntary code of conduct. We have the government propose in budget documents giving the ... Full story
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Interac Remains Non-Profit

Interac Remains Non-Profit
A decision which Interac has described as disappointing as the federal competition watchdog made it clear on Friday that it could not support the debt service provider’s bid to become a for profit company. The Competition Bureau has opened the door to agree to other changes in Interac’s business model which would allow it ... Full story
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Accumulating Debt

Accumulating Debt
I have a friend who recently got a credit card, and for him he decided he would get the lowest limit possible because he was only a student and not employed at the moment. After getting the credit card, he was able to get the lowest limit of $500 and ... Full story
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RBC Visa Infinite Avion Upgrade Information

RBC Visa Infinite Avion Upgrade Information
I recently heard some interesting information concerning the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and their credit cards, particularly the RBC Visa Infinite Avion which has not been posted on banknerd.ca. As many of you know, when you upgrade your Visa to the RBC Visa Infinite Avion, or enrol and receive ... Full story
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Weekly News Watch 21

Weekly News Watch 21
The week has once again come to an end, and we finally saw the long awaited piece of news that can bring an end to the controversy of Visa and MasterCard coming into the debit card market. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has released his voluntary code and merchants are pleased with it. The code ... Full story
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Weekly News Watch 20

Weekly News Watch 20
This week flew by pretty quick for me, especially since I was in bed most of the time fighting off a cold. Well that is behind me now and I am ready to report a summary of the events we saw this week. There wasn’t any news on the two credit card giants, ... Full story
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TD Saves the Day

TD Saves the Day
It has been a long time coming, but here is a rant that contains both good and bad information on a bank many of you know about, Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD). My friend, “Mr. X” went in to his local TD branch and made his monthly deposit of his paycheck, and told the teller ... Full story
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Credit Card Match 14: RBC Visa Infinite Avion VS NBC Platinum MasterCard

Credit Card Match 14: RBC Visa Infinite Avion VS NBC Platinum MasterCard
As we have come upon the final stages of the Travel Credit Card Matches, we can look forward to seeing the remaining matches to be the best out of them all, especially since the credit cards left, are the best of the best. As usual, the winner will be decided from three categories; ... Full story
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MasterCard Prepaid Cards Overview

MasterCard Prepaid Cards Overview
I recently became aware that I had not written a piece on the topic of MasterCard Prepaid Cards, while I had already written one for its competitor Visa (the article can be found here). Due to this fact, I am writing this article to inform you of the benefits of using MasterCard ... Full story
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Customer Service Reviews: Introduction

Customer Service Reviews: Introduction
I am going to be starting a new series today, however this one will be a bit different from you have been seeing. The purpose of this series is to dissect the customer service of banks, whether it is concerning a simple question of their bank accounts or whether it is for an ... Full story
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