Article: Albertsons Launches Discount Card Program in Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota.

Article: Beware: card-skimming syndicates doing big business.(News)
The Star (South Africa);  January 31, 2007 ;     700+ words ......plastic is king. That is because credit-card skimming is as rife as ever. According...kingpins who pay them a flat rate of R100 per card that they skim. The copied cards are not...made ... Often, those doing the actual card-skimming flee the country before their...

Article: Credit Card Companies Issue Pre-Paid Plastic for Teenagers.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  September 5, 2000 ;     700+ words ......plastic. Should it be in the hand of a 13-year-old? Credit card issuers this month are introducing Visa Buxx, a new parent-loaded, prepaid card for teens 13 to 17. Proponents claim the card will be a parental godsend, providing the guardians of teen-a...

Article: Boulder, Colo.-Based Credit Card Processor Gets $100 Million Investment.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  August 4, 2000 ;     393 words ......ACS Merchant Services Inc., a processor of credit and debit card transactions, rang up a $100 million investment infusion Tuesday...moves the money from consumer to merchant or from the credit card company to the store. We were fortunate to be able to locate...Camera, Boulder, Colo. Distributed by Knight ...

Article: Boulder, Colo.-Based Credit, Debit Card Processor Gains $100 Million Boost.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  August 2, 2000 ;     393 words ......ACS Merchant Services Inc., a processor of credit and debit card transactions, rang up a $100 million investment infusion Tuesday...moves the money from consumer to merchant or from the credit card company to the store. We were fortunate to be able to locate...Camera, Boulder, Colo. Distributed by Knight ...

Article: First National of Omaha, Neb., Sells Stake In Credit-Card Processor.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  January 4, 2001 ;     225 words ......Omaha sold 80 percent of its Houston-based merchant credit-card processing company Friday for $67 million and plans to invest...transactions under a five-year agreement. Retriever provides card processing services for merchants such as retailers, restaurants...Omaha World-Herald, Neb. Distributed by Knight ...

Article: Pueblo, Colo.-Area Scam Targets Visa Card Users.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  December 8, 2000 ;     226 words ......Pueblo area -- one new and one old -- have some Visa credit card customers calling their financial institutions. Zelma LaBar...return of one from last year, purports to be selling Visa card fraud protection for $389. Of course, that's not necessary...this: The caller who claims to be calling on behalf of Visa ...

Article: Pokemon Card Traders, Game Players Gather at Westminster, Calif., Event.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  March 7, 2000 ;     272 words ......The East Coast champ took the event. To see more of The Orange County Register, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.ocregister.com (c) 2000, The Orange County Register, Calif. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.

Article: Retail Traffic Jams SunTrust Debit-Card Systems.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  December 28, 2000 ;     475 words ......weekend it happened to him again. A Hecht's clerk swiped his card through the machine. Approval was denied. The card was swiped again and the purchase went through. Apparently...Times-Dispatch, Va. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.

Article: Supermarket Chain Kroger Plans Discount Card for Houston-Area Customers.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  May 4, 2000 ;     211 words ...May 5--Kroger is introducing a loyalty card that will give Houston-area grocery shoppers discounts on certain items. The Kroger Plus Shopper's Card, which has no membership fee, will be in use by next week...spokeswoman Kathy Lussire declined comment on the Kroger card. Randalls, Gerland's and other grocers ...

Article: Pharmacies unhappy about footing bill for drug discount card; Ramsey County says the program provides needed relief from high prescription costs, but druggists say it hurts their business.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  March 6, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Lynn Smith; Staff Writer A drug discount card being touted by Ramsey County and under...however, feel compelled to accept the card for fear of losing business to competitors, Johnson said. The discount card used in Ramsey County stems from an initiative...

Article: Credit Card Manufacturer Cuts 147 Jobs in Omaha, Neb., Area.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  January 11, 2000 ;     215 words ......Resources Inc. on Thursday eliminated the jobs of 147 credit-card production employees, saying there wasn't enough business...payroll. The workers were employed at First Data's credit-card production operations in Old Mill, at Intersate 680 and...park, I-680 and Nebraska Highway 133. First Data's ...

Article: Atlanta Credit-Card Issuer to Acquire Florida Company.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  April 14, 2000 ;     271 words ......Citadel, during which time the penetration rate among our card holders for fee-based products and services has grown from...currently markets its fee-based products to CompuCredit's credit card customers, who generally have lower credit ratings that make...Journal and Constitution. Distributed by Knight ...

Article: Virginia Beach, Va., Outfit Finds Its Niche in Prepaid Calling Card Business.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  October 31, 2000 ;     700+ words ......a pay phone with a bum prepaid calling card. The president of Virginia Beach-based...competitors of his who give the phone card industry a bad name. In an industry that...Newell said. At the time, the U.S. phone card industry was still in its relative infancy...

Article: Columbus, Ga.-Based Credit-Card Processing Firm's CEO Recovers from Surgery.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  January 19, 2001 ;     209 words ......excellent, and he is recovering nicely, Bruner said. The Columbus credit card processing company has not disclosed Ussery's illness to shareholders...2001, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.