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The hidden costs of your foreign holiday moneyFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:34PMMillions of holidaymakers will be paying over the odds for their holiday cash this summer because they did not do their homework before travelling.

Australians still hooked on creditWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:51AMAustralians remain hooked on credit despite planning fewer major purchases in the next three months as their outlook for household finances plunges to a 20-year low.More than a third of consumers expect ...

Credit junkies optimism sinks to 20-yr lowsWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:21AMAUSTRALIANS remain hooked on credit as their outlook for household finances plunged to 20-year lows despite planning fewer major purchases in the short term.

MasterCard Introduces the ‘Eat, Drink and Be Generous’ Campaign to Benefit Stand Up To CancerTuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:24AMPURCHASE, N.Y. & LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MasterCard Worldwide today introduced ‘Eat, Drink and Be Generous’, a campaign dedicated to making every penny count in the fight against cancer, that will raise funds for research supported by the Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) charitable initiative. Every time cardholders use their MasterCard cards when dining out from now through September 1st ...

National Bank Launches its International Direct Payment SolutionMonday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:06AMMONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - July 11, 2011) - National Bank (TSX:NA) is proud to launch its International direct payment solution that will allow National Bank Client Card holders to use their debit cards worldwide via the Maestro ® network. 1

Tough to gauge how new ‘swipe fee’ rules will impact MontanaSunday, July 10, 2011 @ 1:23AMIf you’re a Montana merchant, bank or consumer — and that means most everyone in the state — the new federal rules on debit-card “swipe fees” will affect you in some way, as they ripple through what’s become a multibillion-dollar mine field of monetary transactions.

Swipe fee Q and A: How does money flow in this complex transaction?Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 1:22AMThis October, a cap will be imposed on the “swipe fees” that banks receive for transactions with debit cards they issue.

Potential impact of debit card 'swipe fee' limit in Montana difficult to gaugeSaturday, July 9, 2011 @ 7:20PMHELENA - If you're a Montana merchant, bank or consumer - and that means almost everyone in the state - the new federal rules on debit card "swipe fees" will affect you in some way, as they ripple through what's become a multibillion-dollar minefield of monetary transactions.

QT debit card program endingSaturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:07AMA QuikTrip spokesman says the convenience store chain is surprised and disappointed by the sudden failure of the company's one-year dip into the debit card business.