Brian Riley

Consumer credit is more than just branded network cards.  Infrastructure exists for specialty purchases, such as automotive and healthcare.   Need...

Has the Sapphire card become too successful for its own good as this article proposes? Since the credit-card rewards arms...

Forget the baggage fees, the flight change charges, fuel surcharges, and the seat tariffs.  The money is in bankcards as...

I  mentioned before that my family’s personal banking account is with a small community bank for no reason other than...

Here is an interesting story picked up by CNBC, which pulls data from Northwestern Mutual, a financial planning firm.  The...

U.S. credit card volumes grew nicely in 2Q, and 2018 will likely be a banner year for credit card transactions....

Discover ranked tops in the 2018 JD Power U.S. Credit Card Satisfaction Study, performing better than other payment brands.  The...

Everyone loves rewards but they are not as free as they sound.  Cardholders chase them, though the mass market rarely...

Turkey’s economy looks like it’s headed for a big crash said the Washington Post 5 weeks ago.  Things are getting...

Barclays has a storied history in credit cards,  ranging from being one of the first non-US bank card issuers to...