Credit card completely satisfy users

Americans are happier with their credit cards than they've ever been over the past six years. That's according to the latest J.D. Power and Associates study of consumer satisfaction among credit card customers, released to the general public this month.

Irish Bank finished the six months with losses

Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Limited (IBRC) has reported its interim financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2012.

IBRC reported a biannual operating profit of €359m (not accounting for disposals and provisions), and a loss for the six months of €724m.

Free new offer for restaurants from LevelUp

Boston technology company SCVNGR announced a new pricing plan for merchants using its LevelUp platform that brings the cost of credit card processing to zero. In a statement to reporters, SCVNGR spokesman Seth Priebatsch compared the shift to the decision Google made to charge nothing for use of its search engine. (Google is a strategic investor in SCVNGR.)

Surveys show that customers do not need extra credit cards

Nearly two in three Americans say they would stop using their credit cards if retailers start tacking on extra fees for paying with plastic.

The scientific survey found that 65 percent of Americans who use credit cards would pay another way if any fee was charged, no matter how small.

MasterCard PayPass for food and beverage

For the second year in a row, payment platform companies used European music festivals as proving grounds for contactless credit card technology. Last year, Isle of Wight Festival organizers encouraged VIP ticketholders to pay for food and drink with wristbands linked to prepaid debit card accounts. This year, the festival issued wristbands to over 10,000 concertgoers.