Our office is a merchant and accepts all major credit cards because people buy my books by charging the amount.

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This technology allows members to securely use their subscription to go to any theater of their choice that accepts major credit cards.

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So if you want to open a couple of new cards, be choosy, selecting major credit cards over single-store cards, and apply three or six months apart.

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At ViaTech, we deal with payment processors who support all the major credit cards on a regular basis for domestic and international transactions in U.S. dollars and other currencies.

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While bricks-and-mortar retailers only have to decide whether to accept checks and major credit cards, e-commerce is open to all sorts of other payment possibilities--including e-checks, PayPal and transactions in currencies other than the dollar.

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However, Citibank, Bank of America, and most other major credit card companies offer cash-back rewards cards.

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Kandace Barker, a freshman public relations major at Howard University, said shopping with credit cards made her feel as though she could still buy clothes even if she didn't have money.

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Small businesses that do tend to carry balances may want to consider using cards from Bank of America, the only major credit card company that has voluntarily implemented small-business-friendly protections.

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And just when inflation is looming as a major worry in Asia, the new cards may make spending and credit too easy.

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Now that Matt Blaze has released his report, everyone should be paying attention because my experience is that it will not be very long before technically-savvy activists begin to retaliate, just like they did against major bankcard facilities in reaction to the shutdown of WikiLeaks ability to accept credit cards for payment.

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