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Navigating the complex world of credit cards? Our credit card news category has you covered. Get the latest updates on industry trends, new card offerings, rewards programs, interest rate changes, and more. Whether you’re looking to optimize your credit card strategy, evaluate the best options for your needs, or stay on top of the ever-evolving credit card landscape, this is your go-to destination for expert insights and analysis.

Wells Fargo Active Cash Card
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Wells Fargo Announces New 'Active Cash' 2% Back Credit Card

by Fioney Staff
After halting new applications for its Propel credit card earlier this year, it became clear that Wells Fargo was looking to shake up its rewards credit card offerings. Sure enough, the bank has stated that it's planning an overhaul of its card line-up. Now, it's been revealed that the first product out of the gate will be the Wells Fargo Active Cash card, which will officially arrive this July. The...
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Chase Introduces Record High Welcome Offer for Sapphire Preferred Card

by Fioney Staff
As America continues to inch its way toward normalcy, recent months have brought a slew of interesting credit card welcome bonuses — especially among cards that have a travel focus. In many cases, these fresh promotions have been the most generous the issuer had ever offered. That's exactly the case with Chase's latest as the bank has just unveiled its best-ever offer for the Chase Sapphire Preferred. Right now, new...
BlockFi Visa Credit Card
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BlockFi Drops Annual Fee From Crypto Credit Card Plans

by Fioney Staff
Even as the cryptocurrency market experiences some major volatility, the race to bring a crypto credit card to market continues. In fact, it now looks as though a battle in the space is heating up as BlockFi has announced some revisions to their card plans. The most notable change is that the BlockFi Rewards Visa will no longer charge an annual fee. Originally, when the card's waitlist was opened late...
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Capital One Enhances Rewards on SavorOne Card

by Fioney Staff
In recent months, plenty of credit card companies have made adjustments to their products — including moves both good and bad. Now, Capital One has joined the ranks of those refreshing one of their popular cards, in this case the SavorOne. Luckily, though, the adjustments all seem to be favorable to cardholders, with the addition of a new rewards category and a bump-up for another. The first significant change to...
US Bank Altitude Connect Visa Card
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US Bank Launches New Altitude Connect Visa Signature Card

by Fioney Staff
Over the past few months, we've seen a number of travel-centric credit cards making a comeback. Now, U.S. Bank is introducing a new option altogether. This week, the bank debuted the new Altitude Connect Visa Signature Card, featuring rewards for those both on the road and at home. Headlining the card's rewards, the U.S. Bank Altitude Connect earns 4 points per dollar spent on travel and gas purchases. Additionally, the...
Frontier MasterCard
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Barclays and Frontier Bring New Intro Offer to Co-Branded Card

by Fioney Staff
With a hopeful return to the skies on the horizon, another airline co-branded card has unveiled a newly enhanced offer. For the first time, the Frontier Airlines World Mastercard is currently waiving the annual fee for the first year. This amounts to a $79 savings, with that annual fee recurring for subsequent cardholder years. On top of that, the card is retaining its other welcome bonus, enabling new cardholders to...
Manchester United Credit Card
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Manchester United and Cardless Introduce Credit Card with Interesting Fan Perks

by Fioney Staff
In recent years, there have been a number of intriguing co-branded card offerings that fall outside of what most people might expect. Now the FinTech Cardless is looking to further shake things up with its latest offering. Recently, Cardless and the football (or soccer to Americans) club Manchester United announced a unique credit card offering for the U.S. market. In addition to including discounts on United merchandise, the card also...
Marriott Bonvoy Credit Cards
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Chase and Marriott Bring Increased Offers to Co-Branded Cards

by Fioney Staff
With many Americans looking to resume travel, yet another hotel co-branded card is upping its welcome bonus. In fact, both the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless card and the Marriott Bonvoy Bold card from Chase have rolled out increased offers. The headliner is the current offer for the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless card. For a limited time, new cardholders can earn 100,000 bonus points after making $3,000 in purchases on the card in...
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2025 SoFi Checking and Savings Review

by Kyle Burbank
 Ever since I started taking an interest in the FinTech sector, one company whose name I’ve seen pop up over and over again is SoFi. That was later sent into overdrive as the company has not only become a household name thanks to its stadium naming rights deal but also because of the company’s continued product expansions. The most interesting development in my mind is SoFi’s acquisition of Golden Pacific...
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A Look at How Rakuten (Ebates) Works in 2026

by Kyle Burbank
Since taking an interest in personal finance, one site I’ve come across again and again is Rakuten, formerly Ebates. If you’re still unfamiliar, Rakuten is a cashback site — and is the largest of its kind by far, boasting deals from over 3,500 retailers. Its popularity has endured even with the odd Rakuten re-branding and the platform remains one of my most-used money-saving tools. Since joining Rakuten / Ebates some...
Travelers with two Best Western Credit Cards
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Best Western Debuts Two New Rewards Credit Cards

by Kyle Burbank
After pausing applications for their previous rewards card, the hotel chain Best Western has unveiled a new pair of rewards credit cards with a new issuer. About the Best Western cards: Best Western is partnering with First Bank & Trust and Mercury Financial to introduce two new co-branded credit cards. First up is the no-annual-fee Best Western Rewards Visa Signature Card. With this card, customers can 4x points on Best...
Marriott Bonvoy card and a woman on vacation
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Marriott Bonvoy Bold Card Launches Travel Contest

by Kyle Burbank
Chase and Marriott Bonoy have unveiled a special contest while continuing to offer its best-ever welcome bonus. About the welcome bonus and Bold Chat Court Contest: Marriott Bonvoy and Chase have launched a special opportunity called the Bold Chat Court contest. As part of this contest, 10 lucky travelers will be awarded 500,000 Marriott Bonvoy points (for a total of 5 million) as well as $5,000. For this contest, the...
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Bilt Adds 2 New Transfer Partners Including First 3:2 Transfer Rate

by Kyle Burbank
Bilt is once again expanding its travel transfer rewards program — and is even breaking the mold with one new partner. About the new additions to Bilt: This week, Bilt launched partnerships with two more travel brands: TAP Air Portugal and Accor. As a result, Bilt members will now be able to transfer their points to Miles&Go and ALL Reward, respectively. In total, Bilt now has 18 transfer partners including 13...