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Hilton Amex targeted Offer: spend $1,000, get 5,000 bonus points, up to 3 times
Some Hilton Honors American Express cards are showing a targeted Amex Offer: $1,000 in qualifying spend for 5,000 Hilton Honors bonus points
Delta business cards: limited-time welcome offers up to 200,000 SkyMiles, through Nov. 4
From Aug. 27 through Nov. 4, 2026, Delta and American Express are running limited-time welcome offers on the three SkyMiles business cards.
Aviator-to-Citi grandfathered perks: statements say they stop October 25, 2026
When Barclays Aviator Red and Silver moved to Citi Platinum Select and Globe in April, Citi labeled leftover Aviator perks as limited-time.
Hyatt wedding code HMOON: write it into the contract by end-2027 for up to 150,000 bonus points plus elite nights
World of Hyatt members who hold a wedding or commitment ceremony at a participating hotel can request code HMOON in the contract by December
Rakuten is stacking Bank of America cards: $250 on Travel Rewards, $150 on Customized Cash
As of August 2026, Rakuten’s store pages show an extra $250 cash back on Bank of America Travel Rewards and $150 on Customized Cash Rewards,
Transferable points for hotels in 2026: Hyatt split by card, Wells Fargo at 1:2, portal cpp is not the whole map
Hotel-side transferable points moved several times in 2026. Chase still sends Ultimate Rewards to Hyatt 1:1 from Sapphire Reserve, but Prefe
Citi AAdvantage Executive welcome offer: 125,000 miles after $15,000 in 5 months
Citi’s AAdvantage Executive page is showing a limited-time welcome: 125,000 AAdvantage bonus miles after $15,000 in purchases in the first 5
Wise HK Business: use inbound funds within 90 days. It is not a bank account
Wise’s help page for Hong Kong businesses says inbound funds must be used within 90 days: withdraw, send, or convert. No activity in that wi
Mercury IO’s new physical card is a Simone stone-texture edition. Standard shipping is free
Mercury shipped a special-edition IO card: ceramicist Simone Bodmer-Turner’s stone sculpture is printed on the card and the inner tray. Offi
OKX Card in Europe adds 50% back on Netflix, ChatGPT, and Claude
OKX Card users in the EEA can get 50% back on Netflix, ChatGPT, or Claude if they pay with USDG, up to €10 a month (the app shows 12 USDG).
Walmart will take tap to pay in U.S. stores, starting August 24 at select locations
On 21 August 2026 Walmart said tap to pay will go live at select U.S. Walmart and Sam's Club stores from 24 August. The plan is every U.S. s
Stripe agrees to buy OpenRouter. Reports put the deal above $7 billion
On 19 August 2026 Stripe said it had agreed to acquire OpenRouter, an AI model gateway. The official post does not name a price. Bloomberg,
UK ChatGPT users can now open their own Experian credit score in the chat
Experian upgraded its UK ChatGPT app on 20 August 2026. After you sign in, the chat can show your personal 1250 Experian Credit Score, the b
Mercury August Messenger adds Spend controls, exclusive funds, and checkbooks
Mercury sent The Messenger on 20 August 2026. Spend is live for banking customers, Treasury adds two Mercury-only funds, and the same letter
US PayPal users can scan Weixin Pay QR codes in mainland China
On 11 August 2026 PayPal said US users can pay in mainland shops that take Weixin Pay, using the existing PayPal app. The link is PayPal Wor
giffgaff cut some overseas roamers, then called it a mistake and added £10
giffgaff disconnected some prepaid accounts after long overseas roaming. Some users later got official email saying the cut was an error, se
HSBC Hong Kong asks some mainland investment clients for a source-of-funds form
National Business Daily reported that HSBC Hong Kong has asked some existing mainland investment clients to file an account opening or maint
Kraken US now offers a Visa debit card, advertised at up to 2% cash back
US Kraken accounts can now order a Krak Visa debit card. The apply page says up to 2% cash back with no floor, 600-plus currencies, and no a
Chime is weighing a stablecoin wallet inside its app and has asked blockchain firms for bids
Bloomberg reported that San Francisco consumer fintech Chime Financial is studying a stablecoin feature in its own app. Late this spring it
Rakuten is stacking up to about $100 cash or 10,000 Bilt on two Chase Unlimited cards
Rakuten's credit-card channel is adding a card-apply rebate on Chase Freedom Unlimited and Ink Business Unlimited. The public figure is up t