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3-Month Extension: More Time to Meet the AMEX Welcome-Spend Requirement
When you apply for an AMEX card now, you’ll see a notice. If you applied for an AMEX card between December 1, 2019 and May 31, 2020, you will have three additional months to comple...
Citi Is Giving Out Money: $95 Annual Fee Refunded on Premier Card (Targeted)
You’re not seeing things. This really happened on the Citi ThankYou Premier credit card. Right after CSR just handed out $100, Citi apparently didn’t want to be left behind. Quite...
Synchrony Cathay Pacific Credit Card [2020.4 Update: 40,000 Welcome Bonus]
The 40,000 welcome bonus is back, but the previous high was 50,000, so it may be worth waiting. In any case, it’s not very usable right now......
AMEX | First Round of Post-Refresh Bonuses on Delta Co-Branded Cards Ends 04/01
[Note] Airlines are struggling this year, so think twice before applying for mileage cards and be prepared for possible devaluations. The good news is that the government's bailout...
WeChat Pay | Nayuki now also supports payment with US credit cards—and more merchants may follow
This series of short updates may end up becoming the type of post KUKU writes most often. I’m seriously starting to wonder whether stores operated by overseas companies, along with...
WeChat Pay | 85°C Now Also Supports Payments with US Credit Cards (and More Are Likely Coming)
This series of news flashes may end up being the type of quick update KUKU writes most often. I’m seriously starting to wonder whether stores operated by overseas companies, along...
AMEX | Platinum card referral bonus reduced to 0, 5,000, or 10,000 per referral (targeted)
According to a DP from our WeChat group, after entering March, deep-pocketed AMEX lowered the referral bonus on the standard AMEX Platinum card from 15,000 MR per referral to 5,000...
Rumor | Amex May Launch Titanium and Black Charge Cards Between Platinum and Centurion
After the Centurion Card’s annual fee and initiation fee both increased by $2,500 last year (the annual fee rose to $5,000, and the one-time initiation fee rose to $10,000, along w...
What Should I Do With My U.S. Credit Cards After Moving Back to China? (Including Recommended Cards to Keep)
Quite a few friends around me decided to move back to China for work and long-term living after graduating or after spending a few years working in the U.S. So what should you do w...
WeChat Pay | K.O.I and Its Mini Program Now Also Accept US Credit Cards for Payment (and There May Be More)
I strongly suspect that stores operated by overseas companies, as well as China-based merchants with foreign-related business, may now all have this permission enabled. Today I dis...
Chase United Club Credit Card [2020.3 Update: Discontinued, Existing Cardholders Can Choose Whether to Upgrade]
According to DOC, this card will be changed from Visa Signature to Visa Infinite, and the annual fee will increase to $525. From March 15 to May 17, the welcome bonus will be incre...