Online Services Problems: Credit Cards

This week, I was at the Virtual Goods Summit in San Francisco (my session writeups should appear on http://freetoplay.biz over the coming days) ... providers” (companies that specialized in extracting cash out of your users via credit card, paypal, pre ... are - in general - shockingly bad (lazy or plain stupid, usually) at handling their customers’ money [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 05:31:49

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Disposable Savings

Do you happen to be an employee of a company that offers payday loan? ... . What if it is you, employee or not, you want to buy something, for example a gadget that yoy wanted so bad yet you don’t have enough cash? Good thing there are credit card companies who offer their proud service [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 06:27:49

Global is as Global does

Owned by financial services firm Barclays, Barclaycard is one of the largest credit card providers in Europe and India. And it recently ... for us as a UK credit card company, but they do not reflect the global payments company we have become [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 10:29:07

Bailout bio for American Express

American Express was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in New York, New York. It is known best for its global payments and travel operations. The Company’s principal products and services are charge and credit card products, and travel ... Documents | Federal contracts Lobbying reports | Political Contributions | Related Articles [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:51:52

Ensim-Infrastructure Management Software Provider

Do you are CEO of Managed Service Providers, Web Hosting company or other Internet companys, If you answer is “yes”, another, ... Credit Card (0) Camelback Displays Material Sell Online (0) Look at the Whitaker Wellness (2) Hosting ... to finance my education (4) Tell You a Bad Credit Loan Shop (0) The Visionary CEO Inspired Me (0) Fab [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 08:30:15

eCommnerce Chargebacks and Remedies

According to a recent report (Oct, 2008) by CyberSource (a leading payment & risk management services company) ... with their bank or credit/debit card provider. Sometimes the consumer dispute is untrue, and their refund claim ... . In cases of credit card fraud, the merchant loses the goods or services sold, the payment, the fees [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 07:09:50

Arrange Your Own Debt Consolidation and Save Money

Amazon.de Widgets Debt consolidation companies can and have provided excellent services to thousands who have had severe credit card debt and who were suffering financial problems as a result. However, these services are not free and also many people don’t like the idea of handing over their personal information to these companies. The solution: DIY debt consolidation. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 15:43:00

Global Investing Roundups Friday, December 19th, 2008

FedEx Announces Profit, Cost Cuts; Report: Wal-Mart to Sell iPhones; GM Denies Chrysler Merger Talks; Discovery Applying for Bank Status; ... reported. Credit card firm Discovery Financial Services (DFS) added itself to the list of companies ... ; Carnival Cruises to 4Q Profit FedEx Corp. (FDX) mixed bad news with good in its latest quarterly [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 11:29:55

What Do I Mean by, “You’re Fired”?

I’ve had a surprisingly energetic response to my recent posts telling various companies, “You’re Fired ... . Whether or not the “Firing” is company-wide or location-specific depends on the offense: The poor service ... a credit card charge, or filing a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. I know a lot [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 19:17:37

THAT'S IT!!!! I am creating my own bailout plan

I woke up the following headlines this morning: * DHL to cut 9500 jobs and close US service centers * Government provides record aid ... to have your APRs lowered or limits increased (no credit pull of course).- Lower the interest ... dollars in my 401K account and I have had a couple of credit card companies try my patience [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 00:07:00

Get Out of FreeCreditReport.com’s “Triple Advantage”

FreeCreditReport.com is the heavily advertised company that offers “free” credit reports ( ... reminder to check your bank and credit card statements at least once a month so charges like this don ... if you sign up for a trial offer for their monitoring service with a monthly fee. They have huge [more...]

Date: 2008-07-25 18:29:44

Best Buy Update: Terrible Customer Service

Here's a followup to the Best Buy fiasco yesterday. On my lunch break, I called the Best Buy store in Bangor Maine (where the transaction occured) ... , I have to go into the store to resolve this dispute. That's right, people. I paid Best Buy to mess ... I have to? Definitely not. But this doesn't end here.  I'm going to contact my credit card company [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 18:01:24

Debt consolidation service

Nowadays almost all adults in American society has credit cards in their wallets ... is, there are companies who are willing to help those people who are in bad credit situation in fixing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 04:26:46

CXRacing

I dealt with them on ebay, not on here in particular. But they showed up here briefly. Cons: cheap customer service Pros: cheap price ... from them. I'm just gonna dispute it with ebay or file a claim with my credit card company [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:49:31

Apple throws wrench in iPod Mechanic's schemes

Let me put forth this modest proposal: if you plan on running a company that fixes iPod, ... advantage of Apple’s warranty service. The suit says that Woodhams got Apple to repair broken ... of his customers on the appropriate forms, receiving new replacement units, then denying credit card charges [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 20:23:22

Keep Watch For The Missing Quarter

How secure is yours? How secure is yours? HARRISBURG PA - Internet chat rooms are filling with complaints from credit card customers nationwide ... : File a dispute immediately with your credit card company; Call Pennsylvania’s Bureau of Consumer ... business with. The company, Adele Services of Melville NY, doesn’t exist, according to a report Sunday [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 10:40:26

Buy Amway Products, Get Drink, Play Pool. And They Take Away Your Credit Cards.

Wired, reports that a credit card company has come under fire and FTC investigation for “behavioral scoring”: reducing credit limits for people who use a variety of services. These services included, “Direct ... counselors, automobile tire retreading and repair shops, bars and night clubs, pool and billiard [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 16:12:59

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