New York payments startup exposed millions of credit card numbers by TechCrunch. Yikes. JPMorgan tells small business customers to apply with other banks on fear that funds will run out by CNBC. Sadly I think most other banks are in the... Read More →
Category - Recaps
Recap: Spain & Italy To Keep Borders Closed, United Airlines Sells Stock & More
Spain and Italy Could Keep Borders Closed till Christmas or Later by MtM Air Mauritius Enters Voluntary Administration by OMaaT United Airlines sells $1 billion of stock in fresh move to weather pandemic by Reuters. Lucky that... Read More →
Recap: Delta Sued, Hotels Bond Program, Fandago To Buy Vudu & More
Chase and other banks shuffled Paycheck Protection Program small business applications, lawsuit says by USA Today. Delta Sued For Denying Refunds For Canceled Flights by The Winglet These Hotels Have a Cool “Bond” Program – Buy a... Read More →
Recap: Southwest Asks For Labor Concessions, Triplets & More
Mazel Tov JJ And Basha: IT’S A GIRL! IT’S A BOY! AND IT’S ANOTHER GIRL! by Dans Deals. Congratulations to JJ and the extended Dans Deals family. Shafted by the Big Banks: My Payroll Protection Program App Was Never Even Looked At! by... Read More →
Recap: Check Amazon Gift Card Balance For Missed Allowance Reloads & More
PSA: Check Amazon Gift Card Balance for Missed Allowance Reloads by Travel With Grant Southwest is Adding a Fourth Hawaii Gateway by Jeff Setter. Cathay Pacific to sack nearly 300 cabin crew in US, calling bases in New York, San... Read More →
Recap: $399 New iPhone, Giftcards.com Donating 5% Of VGC Sales & More
GiftCards.com Donating 5% Of Visa Gift Card Sales To Feeding America by GC Galore. Apple Introduces Budget-Friendly $399 iPhone SE by PYMNTS. I think my days of buying flagship phones is over, the SE and Pixel A products seem like much... Read More →
Recap: Amazon Slashes Commission Rates,
Amazon slashes commission rates for program that gives publishers a cut of sales by CNBC. I guess they don’t really need affiliates at the moment as they are struggling to keep up with demand. Airlines Have To Refund You If They... Read More →
Recap: Airlines Will Have to Repay More Government Aid Than Expected, Chase Raises Mortgage Standards & More
Airlines Will Have To Repay More Government Aid Than Expected by OMaaT. I’m so sick of the airlines and unions threatening bankruptcy at every turn. If airlines are really that close to bankruptcy then propping them up with these... Read More →
Recap: AA Donating 81,000 Pounds Of Food, Brazil Cancellation/Refund Policy & More
Chase Now Lets You Defer Credit Card Payments Online by MtM American Airlines Donates More Than 81,000 Pounds of Food to Area Food Banks by American Airlines. Be Wary! Massive Changes to Brazil’s Cancellation / Refund Laws. by... Read More →
Recap: Etihad New Check In Kiosk Can Tell If You’re Sick, Walmart Grocery Tip & More
Microsoft Buys Corp.com So Bad Guys Can’t by Krebs On Security. Etihad to Test New Check-in Kiosk That Can Tell If You’re Sick by Travel Codex. Finnair Desperately Want Me To Take A Voucher Refund by Travel Update. How To Get A... Read More →
Recap: Free Quibi, Face Mask & More
McDonald’s Breakfast Free for Health Care Workers, First Responders by NBCS San Diego. Socal only? T-Mobile Customers Get Quibi on Us! Original Movie-Quality Content Designed for Mobile by T-Mobile. Not available to all T-Mobile... Read More →
Recap: Delta Fighting Chargebacks, Southwest Refunding Early Bird & More
Delta To Travel Agents: We Are Fighting All Chargebacks On Cancelled Flights, But We Won’t Charge You If We Lose by Dan Deals. If you don’t provide a good or service, you shouldn’t be able to charge for that good or service... Read More →
Recap: Credit Card Holdbacks, Chipotle Free Delivery & More
SPECIAL GUEST: Hear Nomadic Matt Talk About His Experience Testing Positive For COVID-19 by Pizza In Motion. Another Possible Risk Factor for U.S. Airlines: Credit Card Holdbacks by Skift. It makes sense for the processor to do... Read More →
Recap: Japan Bans 70+ Countries, U.S. Hotels Say That $2 Trillion Relief Package Not Enough & More
U.S. Hotels Will Need More Than What’s in the $2 Trillion Relief Package: Industry Trade Group CEO by Skift. You could give $2 trillion directly to the hotel lobby group and they would still ask for more. How Frequent Miler (the... Read More →
Recap: Interview With United Employee, Chase Shutdown & More
Chase shuts down my wife a 2nd time by Miles Per Day My Interview With A Covid-19 Positive United Employee by Live and Lets Fly. Flying Blue has announced that miles won’t expire between now and the end of 2020. Hat tip to... Read More →

