Low Interest Credit Cards

Virtual credit card terminals are becoming increasingly popular as some small business owners are finding applications that allow real time processing of credit cards and debit transactions.  Anyone on the move, sales people or mobile executives who spend a lot of time traveling, will find this application a great addition to other credit card stations.  Processing credit card or debit transaction will only require Wi-Fi network access, and of course, the application itself.

iSwipe

Everyone’s heard about the sleek new iPhone and all of the wonderful applications or ‘apps’ that help to improve the overall usefulness and functionality of the device.  There is one app that is particularly useful to those who want to be able to accept credit cards on their phone … the iSwipe Credit Card Terminal allows you to accept credit card or debit payments on your iPhone or BlackBerry.  This is a great idea for the small business owner or for sales reps on the road or while at trade shows.  This application accepts any major credit card (American Express, VISA, MasterCard etc) as well as debit card transactions.  With the app and approved gateway you simply enter the customers credit card number and voilá, all done.  At appninjas.com they display a convincing short (30 sec) video of how easy it is to process a customer’s card.

The iSwipe app features an interface that you can customize with your company name and address on the terminal in order to instill customer confidence.  There is an electronic signature capture on the single screen entry for easy transactions. With options to fo

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Credit card offers often come with enticing offers to lure in new credit card customers, especially around the holiday season.  Much like gifts, credit card offers come in all shapes and sizes.  Nicely decorated and brightly colored credit card offers are send by postal mail, by email and advertised in local newspapers and on television in an effort to attract new credit card consumers.  Each credit card has a unique spin on the rewards they offer, but there is undoubtedly a double edged sword that pertains to credit card rewards that many people don’t account for.

Type of Rewards

The typical rewards consist of gifts, bonus programs, cash back on specific purchases, points redeemed for travel or other merchandise or low or no APR.  These rewards are often increased as spending limits increase, offering more incentive to spend once the card holder is considered a responsible spender.  Many rewards actually show earnings on the statement as a tactic to show the consumer what they are earning by spending, encouraging them to continue to spend.  This is thought to provide incentive for consumers to continue to spend with the hopes of earning rewards.  The problem is that consumers that spend just to gain rewards typically accumulate debt if they don’t pay off their balances regularly.  In this case the reward goes to the card issuer, not the credit card holder.

Go for the Incentive

Rewards have long been seen by society as incentives for good behavior. Good behavio

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Oh, credit cards — they inspire many a woe and even more questions. Here are some of my favorite bizarre credit queries that were posted on Yahoo! Answers along with my answers to their problems. Jeffy asks “New baby is on the way, any way to get credit card to improve his/her credit?”A: And just to think — it used to be that signing up an unborn for the best prep school was the trendy thing to do.  Arming junior with a credit card prenatally isn’t necessarily the best way to improve your child’s credit — I’d start with personal finance picture books or a piggy bank. While there is no minimum age requirement to add your child as an authorized user to your credit accounts, the ultimate decision to allow a child to piggyback is up to the lender. Read more…

Here at CreditCardForum, we are a huge fan of credit unions. That may seem counter-intuitive since we advertise cards issued by Discover and Amex, but the bottom line is when it comes to interest rates, credit unions frequently beat the big guys. Why? Because CU’s are actually owned by the members/account holders, so they’re not out to maximize profits like Wall Street bankers do.

Suze Orman on Larry King
Last week, Suze Orman was on Larry King for the hour discussing all sorts personal finance issues, including credit cards. Orm

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If you’re looking for interest free credit cards, and have a strong credit rating, you should have no problem finding an offer that appeals to you. In fact, as of this writing Discover has a several 0% APR offers available including their line of Discover More cards.

Of course when we speak of interest free credit we are talking about an introductory period. No bank or financial institution can afford to offer credit indefinitely at 0%. They would be out of business in no time at all.

The best way to go about comparing interest-free credit cards is by doing a search on the Internet. That should guide you to a quality comparison website that allows you to quickly, easily and conveniently find the types of offers you are looking for.

The finer sites will have categories devoted specifically to credit card types. F

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