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    Citigroup to Expand Credit-Card Business in India WSJ.com

    MUMBAI—Citigroup Inc. is planning to expand its Indian consumer-banking operations by ramping up its credit-card business and adding one million new customers from the urban middle class over the next two to three years.

  • Can New Rules Curb Prepaid Card Fees? SmartMoney Blogs

    If federal regulators limit the charges levied on pre-paid debit card users, banking officials say the industry will likely just invent new fees.

  • The Best Credit Cards of 2012; To lure new customers, issuers continue to sweeten their deals. But which ones are worth swiping? SmartMoney.com

    In the battle of the plastics, credit cards have lately emerged as the surprise champs, offering fewer fees and better rewards than the typical debit card. But as banks and credit-card companies flood mailboxes with a new round of ...

  • It's Raining Credit—Again WSJ.com

    Can you have too much of a good thing? When it comes to credit cards, maybe not. Consumers with good credit are seeing an influx of generous rewards offers, even as overall card offers dropped 30% in the first quarter of 2012 as issuers took ...

  • Cut-Up Credit Cards vs. Banks Barrons.com

    Small-business owners glare at me with angry Rottweiler eyes each time that I whip out one of my credit cards for a purchase. Last weekend, for instance, a convenience-store owner in rural Hot Springs, Va. growled that he's charged 45 cents ...

  • Student Loans, Credit Cards Push Up Consumer Debt WSJ Blogs

    By Tom Barkley and Maya Jackson-Randall U.S. consumer credit expanded in March at the fastest pace since late 2001, boosted by higher student borrowing and a rebound in credit-card use.

  • Mobile Payments Heat Up in Sweden WSJ Blogs

    Swedish mobile payments start-up iZettle promises to deliver a version of its solution to Google Android operating system this year. "We are working with an Android version of iZettle and it will be released later this year ," said iZettle's ...

  • Good and Bad in Credit-Card Binge WSJ Blogs

    Talk about March Madness: consumers went on a borrowing spree, adding $21.4 billion in borrowing for the month. The surge was the largest--in both dollar and percentage terms--since November 2001. What was unusual was an increase of $5.2 ...

  • Credit-Card Rewards Get Richer WSJ.com

    Banks and credit-card companies are giving out record rewards to people who sign up for their cards as competition for well-heeled customers reaches a fevered pitch.

  • Four Really Costly Myths About Credit Cards WSJ.com

    Editor's note: Starting over after a financial setback like a divorce, job loss or the death of a spouse can be challenging. The Wall Street Journal Guide to Starting Fresh seeks to put you on the road to recovery one step at a time, ...

  • Are these dubious charges on your credit card bill? WSJM

    Here’s a handy list of credit card charges that consumers have complained about during the first part of 2012. Do any of them appear on your credit card? Read on to find out why you should probably pull out your statements and check them.

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    EU Court Quashes MasterCard Fees Challenge WSJ.com

    BRUSSELS—A European Union court Thursday rejected a legal challenge by MasterCard Inc. of a 2007 EU ruling over its fees, in a case seen as a litmus test on the levies card companies can impose in Europe and the way banks can profit from ...

  • Credit-Card Issuers Pitch No-Frills Plastic WSJ.com

    Forget rewards points and cash back. Some credit-card issuers are touting low rates, simple fees and other "plain vanilla" features to attract credit-wary consumers.

  • Elite Credit-Card Fight Barrons.com

    JPMorgan Chase badly wants to cut up American Express' credit card and is attempting to do so by rolling out its own series of attractive cards squarely aimed at AmEx's well-traveled and bejeweled customers. American Express has ...

  • Paying Taxes by Credit Card? Read This First SmartMoney Blogs

    This time of year many Americans would like to take a swipe at the IRS. Some taxpayers even should, experts say -- with their credit card. Though paying a bill in full is the best way to avoid late charges and other hassles, credit card ...

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