When engaging in an increasingly competitive credit card rewards and benefits market, issuers have to make sure their programs and pitches to consumers are as simple as possible. But that's hard to do when perks range from points and rewards to the very materials used to build the cards.

In Vietnam, where 80% to 90% of transactions are still conducted in cash, Kienlongbank is the latest to announce a credit card for Vietnamese consumers who shop and travel internationally.

On Mar. 31, 2018. Dollars in thousands.

The bank said it has received subpoenas related to low-income housing tax credits; write-offs of bad credit card debt creep up.

Domestic card growth has not lived up to the bank’s expectations, even after its Costco coup. So it is making changes here to get product development, payments technology and card portfolio management on the same page worldwide.

Happy Money and Arcus have joined a pack of fintechs and online lenders urging customers to forgo expensive credit card debt, in this case calling it a "sad spend."

Brim Financial is the only non-bank or credit union to have an issuer licence from Mastercard Canada. Unlike other countries, Canada doesn't require credit card issuers to have bank licenses or bank sponsors.

For Citigroup, a change in how it plans to operate in the U.S. is all about streamlining operations so its global network can be on the same page regarding product development, payments technology and card portfolio growth.

Two years after Citi launched more than 7 million contactless-enabled Costco credit cards in the U.S., Costco has finally enabled tap and pay at its U.S. stores.

The card issuer Synchrony will continue to manage three cards for the national hardware chain. The timing is good as Synchrony recently lost a deal issuing cards for Walmart.