It began with Black Friday—the day after Thanksgiving when merchants across the country slash prices and consumers flock to department stores and big-box retailers to score bargains and jump-start their holiday shopping. But now there’s not just Black Friday. Cyber Monday offers online deals on the Monday following Thanksgiving, and Giving Tuesday encourages folks to donate generously to their favorite charities. Nine years ago, credit card issuer American Express …

The Premier Rewards Gold Card from American Express is being upgraded to offer more rewards for people who travel and dine out frequently – doubling the amount of Membership Rewards points previously given to cardholders in certain spending categories. The new version of the card, called the American Express Gold Card, comes in a smooth metallic rose gold design and offers four rewards points per dollar spent at restaurants and …

If you’re a fan of Chase Sapphire credit card, you’re in luck. Chase has just introduced a banking option that gives folks a better deal on everyday banking, as well as credit cards. With Sapphire Banking, Chase is taking the lessons they learned from their incredibly popular Sapphire credit card and applying them to the banking space. Jennifer Piepszak, CEO of Chase Card Services, said they are hoping to …

The way Americans get paid is changing. Where people used to get a paper check every two weeks, more and more workers now receive direct deposits that are automatically delivered to their bank accounts. For freelancers, however, getting paid has always been a little more complicated. A recent survey by Bill.com, a digital business payments company, showed that workers in the so-called “gig economy” still struggle to get paid reliably …

Small business owners in the United States will have a new option for credit with the launch of a co-branded credit card from American Express and Amazon that was recently announced as part of a multi-year agreement between the two brands. “At American Express, we have been helping business owners grow for more than 50 years and we know that millions of them rely on Amazon,” said Glenda McNeal, president …