| Illinois' Bright Start(R) 529 College Savings Program Announces a New ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Jan. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illinois Bright Start College Savings Program announced today the availability of the Bright Start Futuretrust MasterCard, available nationwide. For the first time, holders of a 529-linked credit card will automatically receive a $25 contribution to their Bright Start account after the first use of their Bright Start Futuretrust MasterCard. Participating account owners will also earn a minimum of 1% every time they make a purchase with the Bright Start Futuretrust MasterCard. In addition, members earn up to 15% in additional college savings when they shop at thousands of partners in the Futuretrust Preferred Merchant Network consisting of major retail chains, catalogs, restaurants and on-line merchants. For every $25 of rebates accumulated, the money will automatically be invested into a linked Bright Start 529 account.
Banks cashing in on border crossers
The big banks must be loving the recent surge in cross-border shopping.Almost every time you buy something in the United States, your bank makes a few bucks in fees of one sort or another. Expect to pay far more in fees than if you bought something here at home. While the Canadian dollar had a bad day yesterday, it's high enough compared to the U.S. dollar that people are pouring across the border to shop. .
Chase Paymentech Announces A-Claim Integrated Healthcare Payment ...
DALLAS, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Chase Paymentech, the leading global payment services provider, and Preferred Health Technology, Inc., a provider of electronic payment and transaction processing services for the healthcare industry, today announced the launch of A-Claim, the first fully-integrated healthcare payment solution designed to reduce accounts receivables for physicians and simplify claims payments for patients. A-Claim combines award-winning technology innovation with Chase Paymentech's state-of-the-art payment functionality and enhanced payment processes to provide physicians with reduced accounts receivable, shorter collection cycles and decreased risk of non-payment. A-Claim achieves the full-cycle automation of information and payment flows, from the submission of claims to the receipt of payments and reconciliation.
|
