At present, tax inspectors can check reported income and spending against bank accounts or credit-card statements.
Still, experts think non-credit-card payment services will be a growth business over the next few years.
But even authors of the credit-card law say the Fed's provision is too strict.
Visa and MasterCard rules have long prohibited merchants from charging customers more for credit-card transactions.
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Hong Kong now has the highest default rate on outstanding credit-card debt in the world.
Over the same period, the number of credit-card transactions fell to 21.6 billion from 21.7 billion.
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As a new arrival, you might have difficulty opening a bank or credit-card account.
Credit-card holders post a specific hashtag on Twitter to trigger payments from their accounts.
The recession left a vast legacy of foreclosures, personal and business bankruptcies, debt-collection and credit-card disputes.
As with conventional credit-card transactions, the card companies would cover the cost of unauthorized purchases.
Under the seven-year deal, Capital One will inherit Kohl's 20 million credit-card accounts from J.
Some prominent credit-card issuers, eager to keep customers happy, are beginning to pull back on fees.
An example might be a fine levied on a bank for overcharging credit-card customers.
This is their best estimate, from past experience, of credit-card debts that will not be repaid.
Financial institutions such as credit-card issuers already have some limitations for minors in place.
The heftier equity base has also helped it acquire Chase Manhattan's credit-card business in Singapore.
The key is to have a credit-card battle plan in place long before arriving on campus.
The error has caused a "hiccup" in the production of the eagerly-anticipated credit-card sized computer.
One reason for this is that low-fare airlines tend to have smaller credit-card tie-ins.
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More recent ideas include managing distressed power stations and buying delinquent credit-card debts from banks.
That way, consumers don't have to go through the process of punching in their credit-card information.
The same credit-card issuer may value your points differently depending on how you spend them.
New credit-card rules that took effect Sunday limit banks' ability to charge penalty fees.
At the same time, issuers are still dealing with credit-card delinquencies that remain above historical levels.
The sites make their money offering loan and credit-card deals, along with other services.
But the restaurant hasn't been able to process credit-card transactions, owner Charles Adornetto said.
After the investigation, Mr. Angelastri sent the report back to his credit-card processing company.
Remember: A credit-card issuer wouldn't charge the lowest rates to customers who carry the most debt.
MBNA, a huge credit-card issuer, is launching such a system with Orbiscom, an Irish software supplier.
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