Details Written by: RJ Chase has announced the Q4 5x categories for 2023 PayPal Wholesale clubs Select charities These are for both the Freedom and Freedom Flex. Activation will go live on 9/15/23. You do need to activate the categories on each of your Freedom cards. A reminder for Wholesale clubs – if you’re a…
Details Written by: RJ Delta has released it’s Sky Miles and Sky Club updates Sky Miles program Sky Miles members will now earn status via Medallion Qualifying Dollars (MQDs) only. This is effective 1/1/24 MQM’s & MQS’s are going away Members will be able to convert MQM’s that have already been earned MQM’s to MQD’s…
Details Written by: RJ American Airlines is ended its Northeast Alliance with JetBlue. This allowed flyers with Admirals Club memberships to access lounges when flying JetBlue. Access will still be allowed through 1/31/24. Thoughts I didn’t know this was a thing but a cool perk to extend the value. Like so many other lounges, it’s…
Details Written by: RJ Capital One has tweaked the Venture X $300 travel credit. Previously this was a $300 statement credit applied to spend that coded as travel. Now the credit that must be manually applied to purchases made via the Capital One Travel Portal. The credit can be used all at once or over…
Details Written by: RJ US Bank has tweaked the Altitude Reserve Priority Pass benefit. The card now offers 8 total passes that can be used however you’d like. Originally the card specified 4 passes for the cardmember and 4 guest passes. Updated terms First reported by r/creditcards Thoughts Minor tweak. This is technically better, though…
Details Written by: RJ Xbox/Microsoft has announced a new Xbox Mastercard. The card will be issued by Barclays. Application will first be available to Xbox Insiders, starting 9/21/23. Microsoft will continuing rolling out access throughout the fall. Xbox Mastercard Annual fee: $0 Multipliers 5x Microsoft store 3x Streaming services 2x Dining delivery services 1x All…
Details Written by: RJ Chase & Hyatt have sent a survey to cardmembers on what would appear to be a new mid/high tier Hyatt card. Survey Annual Fee: $250 to $450 Various Hyatt-related statement credits, between $50 and $250 Discounts on All Inclusive bookings Buy One, Get One OR Buy Three, Get One Explorist, either…
Details Written by: RJ Beond is a Maldives based all business class airline. Beond is framing themselves as the “worlds first premium leisure airline”. Beond will have direct flights from the Maldives to 60 locations in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. Flights can be booked now, full operation goes live this November. “We are proud…
Details Written by: RJ Priority Technology Holdings as purchased Plastiq. This is the continuation of the original story where Plastiq filed chapter 11 bankruptcy in May 2023. Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRTH) (“Priority”), a leading platform for unified commerce that delivers integrated payments and banking at scale, announced today that it has completed…
Details Written by: RJ PYMNTS is reporting Visa & Mastercard will being increasing processing fees in October and April. It appears that many of the increases will be aimed at online purchases. The consulting company CMSPI is predicting merchants could pay ~$502 million/year with this increase. A Mastercard spokesman replied with this: “We were clear…