Card Briefs: NextCard, E-centives Offering Discounts

NextCard Inc., which markets a Visa card intended for Internet purchases, is offering on-line discount coupons through a deal with e-centives Inc.

Holders of NextCard Visa, which is issued by Heritage Bank of Commerce in San Francisco, can register with e-centives to receive promotions and offers from on-line stores including Music Boulevard, eToys, Sports Superstore Online, and egghead.com.

Cardholders can redeem the coupons right away or store them in a personal account for later use.

NextCard's product, which can only be obtained through an on-line application, made its debut in December 1997. It later created a section of its Web site, GoShopping!, which is now enhanced with the digital coupons.

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