Update 2/1/21: Now accepting Priority Pass again. Hat tip to Live From A Lounge Plaza Premium lounges in India are no longer accepting Priority Pass to access the lounge. Plaza Premium operates multiple lounges in Delhi, Hyderabad and... Read More →
Reader IS250 reports on a change PayPal made for the year 2020 and beyond as they broadened the scope of 1099-K issuance to include MassPay payments received, such as payments you’ll receive from Swagbucks, Topcashback, Cardcash... Read More →
Samsung has confirmed to Android Police that starting with the Galaxy S21, S21 Plus, and S21 Ultra Samsung devices will no longer come with Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST). This is a feature that allows Samsung Pay to be used on... Read More →
The IRS announced that tax filing season for 2020 will be delayed a bit this year, CNBC reports. Instead of beginning late January, returns will be able to be filed beginning February 12th. This gives the IRS time for updating the... Read More →
Update 1/8/21: Debit cards are being sent out in the coming week to those who have not yet received their stimulus payment, per a new IRS press release. You might get a debit card payment even if you got a check the first time, and vice... Read More →
Venmo has added a new checking cashing feature titled ‘Cash A Check’. Currently this feature is being rolled out to select users as part of a trial. Eventually this feature will involve fees (1% for checks with a pre printed... Read More →
The IRS launched today the ‘Get My Payment’ tool which allows you to track the status of your stimulus payment. Lots of people have already gotten their payments, but not everyone; use this tool to see when yours is coming... Read More →
J.P. Morgan Chase has today announced the acquisition of the rewards division of cxLoyalty Group Holdings for an undisclosed amount. cxLoyalty Group Holdings is one of the biggest third party credit card loyalty operations. As part of... Read More →
(Update 12/27/20: The bill has now been passed after being signed into law by the president.) (Reposting 12/23/20: I’ve updated various parts of this post over the past days. Also added a link to a calculator to calculate your... Read More →
Samsung has announced that effective 12/31/20 Samsung Pay purchases and gift card purchases will no longer earn Samsung rewards. When Samsung Pay first launched this was a somewhat valuable rewards program, since then Samsung has... Read More →
Slickdeals has launched ‘Slickdeals Rewards‘ in beta. For some time Slickdeals has been offering rebates on certain purchases/sign ups (e.g SoFi Money, HSBC), this Slickdeals Rewards seems to be more like a traditional... Read More →
TGI Fridays has now launched a new rewards program. The earning side of the program is relatively simple as you earn 1 point for every $1 spent. Points can be redeemed for the following options: In addition members also get the... Read More →
Google has announced big changes to Google Pay in a relaunch. Read More →
American Express has announced that the San Francisco Centurion lounge will be expanded. The lounge will almost double in size to almost 16,000 square feet. This is an expansion and the additional space is adjacent to the current... Read More →
Minute Suites has opened a new location at Nashville (BNA) Airport, this new location is also available to Priority Pass members Read More →
