Update: Based on comments below, this unfortunately seems to be a targeted offer rather than being available for all Rakuten Visa cardholders. As per Philco's & Stefan's comments, other cardholders might get an offer...
Few people are traveling these days. As a result, credit card companies have had to work harder to convince cardholders that their expensive travel cards are worth keeping. Amex was first out of the...
Miles to Memories has reported some data points indicating that it is possible for one person to hold both the Chase Sapphire Preferred and Chase Sapphire Reserve card at the same time. I don't...
Greg recently put together a COVID-19 credit card enhancements ultimate guide. In our Frequent Miler on the Air episode that week, we talked about how Amex basically stole Chase's lunch money in terms of...
In my post "COVID Credit Card Enhancements Ultimate Guide," I detailed all of the enhancements credit card issuers have made to their travel cards to persuade customers to keep those cards rather than cancel...
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, travel related perks have lost value while the advantages of stay-at-home perks have grown. I've long been interested in how external influences can change our perceived value of credit card...
Chase has made a great improvement for business cardholders as they now allow you to dispute transactions online rather than having to call.
Disputing transactions online has been a feature available on personal cards for...
Four days ago, I emailed Nick to ask him about a comment he had made in one of our Frequent Miler Live discussions. He had said that Citi shows points earned with each transaction. ...
UPDATE: It appears that this was a temporary change. Amex is back to having a 5 credit card limit.
It has historically been possible to have a maximum of 5 American Express credit cards at...
Amex recently announced a slew of new (but temporary) perks for many of their cards. I covered the details here. The most impressive perks are specifically for their Platinum and Hilton credit cards.
The enhancements...
Oh Canada! While American Express has been adding statement credit enhancements to the Platinum card for US customers and businesses, Platinum cardholders north of the border are getting a different - but potentially equally...
Note that the offers mentioned in this post were current at the time of writing but have since expired. The temporary credits ended at the end of 2020 as noted within the body of...
Over the past 24 hours, Amex has been sending out emails notifying cardholders of "appreciation credits" on many credit cards with renewal. I'd recommend keeping your eye out for any emails from American Express...
Citi has reached out to let us know that existing AAdvantage Executive cardholders as of 3/31/20 and prior will receive a courtesy credit of $225 on renewal of their card. It's nice to see an issuer other...