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Series Update #1: Places in Mainland China That Accept U.S. Cards — Shanghai Metro App Supports Foreign Mastercard Credit Cards
KUKU will be putting together a roundup of places in mainland China that can directly accept foreign credit cards, focusing mainly on mainstream, budget-friendly merchants. These w...
Reminder: Mint Mobile AMEX Offer Ends on 11/09
This offer ($90-$45), combined with Mint Mobile’s various features, makes it possible to keep a Mint Mobile phone plan at a low cost. The maximum recharge amount is $360, enough to...
WeChat Pay | Dmall Supports US Credit Cards at Self-Checkout in Many Supermarkets
Dmall is a supermarket self-checkout app (and it also works via a WeChat Mini Program) that is available in many mid-sized and large supermarkets across numerous cities. It has act...
WeChat Now Offers Live Online Customer Service for Foreign Card Payments [Update: You Can No Longer Proactively Upload Documents]
[Updated 2020.11] Recently, in addition to broadly categorizing transaction postings under Wechatpay, see the full WeChat guide here. WeChat’s customer-service entry points now hav...
WeChat Pay | Purchases Made With a US Credit Card May Be Refunded Directly to Your WeChat Balance
Unexpectedly, when using a US credit card on WeChat, refunds may sometimes be automatically returned to your WeChat balance. This data point comes from loyal reader CK, and it real...
Last Chance: Chase Sapphire Preferred Highest-Ever 80,000-Point Welcome Bonus Expires on Nov. 8
Chase Sapphire Preferred recently launched its best welcome bonus in the past five years: 80,000 points after spending $4,000 in the first three months. Those 80,000 points can be...
Chase Airline and Hotel Co-Branded Credit Card Spending Bonuses (Amazon, Grocery, Hotel Spend, etc.)
Chase has rolled out extra spending bonuses for its co-branded credit cards, and several of my cards received them by email. Whether or not you got an email, everyone can enter the...
JetBlue Co-Branded Credit Cards Now Offering Record-High 100,000-Point Welcome Bonus, Recent Applicants May Be Able to Match
JetBlue Plus and JetBlue Business credit cards are now offering a record-high welcome bonus of 100,000 points. The requirement is the same for both cards: earn 50,000 points after...
Spend $4,000 on an existing Chase Hyatt card, get 1 extra Cat 1-4 free night
Today, Chase sent out a spending offer to existing Hyatt cardholders. After enrolling by November 30 and spending $4,000 by December 31, you can earn 1 Cat 1-4 free night certifica...
A Special AMEX Charge Card Risk-Control Mechanism (Not FR)
AMEX Charge cards, especially business cards, have long had a special risk-control mechanism that only a few English blogs have discussed. In short, this review can cause all credi...
More on the Privacy + PayPal Key "stacking" setup: DP on buying from the Japan Nintendo eShop
【Update 2】Do not try stacking Privacy with PayPal Key for now; Privacy has started shutting down accounts 【Update】When I first introduced this “stacking” setup, I tested it on Amaz...