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CardsFTW #87: Amazon Ditches Venmo: Plus, more credit building

CardsFTW #86: J.Crew Launches a Mastercard: Plus, when airlines merge, what happens to their cards?

CardsFTW #85: Black Friday's Decline in Closed-Loop Cards: Plus, Virtual Cards and My Mighty Oaks Card

CardsFTW #84: All is Not Lost in Fintech: I’m thankful for innovators, even when things don’t work out

CardsFTW #83: CardCon Recap: Plus, Regions New Credit Builder and Our First Edition of CardsWTF?

CardsFTW #82: The Definitive CCaaS Analysis: Plus, Mint’s Shutdown, Neon Money Club, and More

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CardsFTW #81: NerdWallet Launches a Credit Builder: Plus, A More Thoughtful Money20/20 Summary and Curve Credit

CardsFTW #80: Money20/20 2023 Reactions: Plus, Mastercard's signature scent, new processor offerings, MCB’s big fine, and more

CardsFTW #79: Pain in Payments: Plus, a Money20/20 Preview, and a new airline card.

CardsFTW #78: A Rewards Crackdown?: Plus, New Cards from Universal Theme Parks and Stockpile

CardsFTW #77: Taylor, Travis, and Transactions: Plus, Interchange News, FedNow, Open Banking, and More!

CardsFTW #76: Costco Limits Payment Options: Plus, a new eco-conscious card and more

CardsFTW #75: New Small Business Cards: Plus, Reward Spending and more!

CardsFTW #74: The XBox Mastercard Launches: Plus, the MLS Forward Card, First Card, and Conference Season

CardsFTW #73: Interchange Inflation: Plus, a Totem Update and Cardless Payments

CardsFTW #72: Current Creates a Charge Card with Cross River Bank: Plus, Guava Card & quick news

CardsFTW #71: The Back-to-School Edition: Plus, Neobank Naming with Your Pals, Roger, Dave, and Albert, and New Rewards

CardsFTW #70: Carriers Hate Credit Cards: Plus, Who is Brex’s PR Agency, Credit Cards for Children, and More

CardsFTW #69: Why Are There So Many Payments Companies Named Mercury?: Plus, Charter News and BAAS Challenges Lead to Switching Costs

CardsFTW #68: Shopify Follows Square with a New Business Card: Plus, Mastercard Just Says No to Cannabis

CardsFTW #67: When Did My Card Turn Into the Entertainment Book?: Plus, Late Fees, Cards for Influencers, and More

CardsFTW #66: Did Anyone Ask for In-Car Payments?: Plus, Bank of America Fines, Totem, and Totavi Updates

CardsFTW #65: Goldman Sachs Learns Credit Cards Are Hard: Plus, CFPB Cracks Down on Healthcare Cards, Square Introduces a Business Card and More