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Police Say Credit Cards Tie Suspect to Beating (Washington Post)
Prince George's County police investigating the savage beating of an elderly man outside a College Park church on Christmas Eve found credit cards linking the suspect to the crime, according to charging documents made public yesterday.

Blue Grass Airport Revokes Credit Cards (WBKO Bowling Green)
Six top officials at the Blue Grass Airport will no longer have credit cards issued by the board after it was revealed that three employees racked up $4,500 in charges at a Texas strip club.

Credit cards at the pumps: Use PINs or passwords (The Star)
PETALING JAYA: The National Consumer Complaints Centre (NCCC) is proposing that consumers using credit cards to pay for petrol at the pumps be required to key in a personal identification number (PIN) or password.

Stolen Credit Cards (FOX 23 News Albany)
Police are looking for two men who used stolen credit cards at a Queensbury store.

Woolworths to cut interest rate on credit cards (The West Australian)
Supermarket giant Woolworths will cut its Everyday Money Credit Card interest rate by 100 basis points. The new interest rate of 17.99 per cent per annum, down from 18.99 per cent, will be effective

Barclays to roll out contactless Visa debit cards (Banking Business Review)
UK-based Barclays, a financial services provider engaged in retail and commercial banking, credit cards, investment banking, wealth management and investment management services, has announced that its customers will soon be able to pay their way with the wave of a card as the bank is set to roll out contactless Visa debit cards.

More local retailers not taking debit cards (The Gazette)
By George C. FordThe GazetteWhile many Iowans prefer living on their credit or debit cards, they're finding that some merchants will not accept plastic.Cici's Pizza in southwest Cedar Rapids, Donutland in northeast Cedar Rapids and Mahoney's in Alburnett accept cash or checks. Mahoney's Irish Pub in northeast Cedar Rapids and The Picador in Iowa City are cash-only establishments.Bill Hill, owner ...

Being smart about your credit cards (FOX 16 Little Rock)
Credit cards are so convenient. They can be hard to live without, that is until you cringe when you open your bill.

UW-L Tests Parking Meters That Take Credit Cards (WKBT La Crosse)
Forget the spare change. On the UW-La Crosse campus, parking meters now take credit cards.

Passwords to stop credit-card abuse (The New Straits Times)
PETALING JAYA: There is an urgent need to impose tighter security measures when credit cards are used at petrol stations. The National Consumer Complaints Centre revealed that lost credit cards had been used for purchase of petrol.



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