- Amex account data might have been exposed in breach at third-party co. by SC Magazine. Not sure why this breach would only affect American Express cards since they said none of their own systems were breached, but still something to keep an eye on.
- Data Point: Discover Double Cashback Included Apple Pay by /r/churning. We had multiple confirmations by Discover that this would be doubled, but it’s nice to see some actual data points as well. Also good to see that courtesy adjustments were also doubled.
- Emerging player from China could disrupt Marriott plans by Star Herald. Will be interesting to see how this one plays out.
- Book an IHG Cash + Point Award for 15% Less by Deals We Like. Nice discount and good way to purchase points for those with status.
- Credit Card Skimmer Being Installed In A Few Seconds (video below). And this is why we need to adopt EMV chips, skimmers like these can’t steal that data.
