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Matt White - Finextra - London | 29/05/2008 | 4256 views | 1 comment

HSBC put out a press release yesterday hailing the US launch of a “green” credit card. Having looked at the details I think it’s safe to say the ecosmart MasterCard is not going to save the planet. The card gives you a ‘reward point’ for every dollar spent – you can then use the points to make donations to vario... Tags: Cards, Retail bankingGroup: Going green

Matt White - Finextra - London | 23/05/2008 | 4834 views | 2 comments

McDonald's trials mobile phone coupons

McDonald’s Japan has just launched Kazasu Coupon, a programme that sends digital vouchers to your mobile phone which are redeemed in store by tapping your handset against a contactless POS reader. To take advantage, you just download an application to your phone and register via mobile web, selecting the coupons you want. The system, which is... Tags: Payments, Retail banking

Matt White - Finextra - London | 08/05/2008 | 1854 views

BoA invites online criticism

The Boston Globe reports that Bank of America is embracing customer interaction via an online forum. Predictably, plenty of irate customers are taking advantage of the feature to air their frustrations. With people posting reviews all over the Web anyway the bank has decided it might as well get into the spirit of things and show customers it&rsquo... Tags: Online banking, Retail banking

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