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# Think : Relevant News for Smart Decision Making

## [AURIC Featured in Bloomberg: Retailers Not Excited About Cost of Apple Card Acceptance](https://blog.thinkauric.com/blog/auric-featured-in-bloomberg-retailers-not-excited-about-cost-of-apple-card-acceptance)

 Retailers Don’t Like Paying the Fees for Your Apple Card Premium plastic has become a flashpoint in negotiations between the country’s largest stores and the Visa and Mastercard networks. 

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 December 11, 2019 [AURIC Idea Team](https://blog.thinkauric.com/blog/author/auric-idea-team)

## [AURIC Featured in CreditCards.com : Can Dynamic CVV Security Stop Credit Card Fraud?](https://blog.thinkauric.com/blog/blog-discount-for-cash/2019/9/5/auric-featured-in-creditcardscom-can-dynamic-cvv-security-stop-credit-card-fraud)

 With credit card thieves shifting to online fraud, companies have to up their security games. Will shifting CVVs be the next big thing? Find out what experts think about the future of this new... 

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 September 5, 2019 [AURIC Idea Team](https://blog.thinkauric.com/blog/author/auric-idea-team)

## [AURIC featured in Yahoo! Finance : Apple Card is Here!](https://blog.thinkauric.com/blog/blog-discount-for-cash/2019/8/22/auric-featured-in-yahoo-finance-apple-card-is-here)

 Should You Get an Apple Card? There's a lot of hype surrounding the Apple Card, which became available to U.S. consumers Tuesday after a limited initial release. The card offers layers of security... 

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 August 22, 2019 [AURIC Idea Team](https://blog.thinkauric.com/blog/author/auric-idea-team)

## [AURIC Featured : CreditCards.Com - Guide to Indie Hotel Loyalty Programs](https://blog.thinkauric.com/blog/blog-discount-for-cash/2019/6/24/boutique-hotel-rewards-credit-card-rewards-you-win)

 Enjoy the personal touch of boutique hotels but don’t want to miss out on rewards? Independent hotel loyalty programs can offer the best of both worlds – here’s how. by Rebecca Lake, Creditcards.com 

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 June 24, 2019 [AURIC Idea Team](https://blog.thinkauric.com/blog/author/auric-idea-team)

## [AURIC Featured in CBS News Moneywatch: Facebook Libra](https://blog.thinkauric.com/blog/blog-discount-for-cash/2019/6/19/auric-ft-in-cbs-news-moneywatch-facebooks-libra-will-accelerate-mass-usage-of-crypto-currency-said-chris-ligan)

 Bitcoin price hits 1-year high on boost from Facebook's Libra plan. The price of bitcoin rose to $9,469, its highest level in more than a year, just as Facebook rolled out details of its... 

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 June 19, 2019 [AURIC Idea Team](https://blog.thinkauric.com/blog/author/auric-idea-team)

## [AURIC featured in US News + World Report : High-Perk Credit Cards are Reserved for the Elite](https://blog.thinkauric.com/blog/blog-discount-for-cash/2019/5/31/high-perk-credit-cards-are-reserved-for-the-elite)

 The average U.S. household income is $61,372*. Now, let’s take a look at two elite credit cards and their spending requirements: 

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 May 31, 2019 [AURIC Idea Team](https://blog.thinkauric.com/blog/author/auric-idea-team)

## [AURIC featured in TheSimpleDollar.com - Apple Card Security Becomes Hip](https://blog.thinkauric.com/blog/blog-discount-for-cash/2019/4/5/apple-card-security-becomes-hip-and-shiny)

 “With their new card, they’re doing what Apple has always done. They’ve taken the best parts of what a lot of people do already and consolidated it into one shiny package,” says Chris Ligan, vice... 

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 April 24, 2019 [AURIC Idea Team](https://blog.thinkauric.com/blog/author/auric-idea-team)

## [Kroger - Nation's Largest Supermarket Chain - Widens Ban on Visa Credit Cards](https://blog.thinkauric.com/blog/blog-discount-for-cash/2019/3/6/kroger-nations-largest-supermarket-chain-widens-ban-on-visa-credit-cards)

 When a company feels Visa credit card fees are too expensive, they stop accepting them. "Visa has been misusing its position and charging retailers excessive fees for a long time," said Mike... 

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 March 6, 2019 [AURIC Idea Team](https://blog.thinkauric.com/blog/author/auric-idea-team)

## [[UPDATE] Visa/Mastercard settle $6 billion with merchants...then passes cost back to merchants with an April price increase.](https://blog.thinkauric.com/blog/blog-discount-for-cash/visa-mastercard-increase-fees-2019)

 [UPDATE 3.15.2019] Merchants on a traditional pricing program have reported that email notices of the planned price increase have already been circulating ahead of the April adjustment. 

[Read More](https://blog.thinkauric.com/blog/blog-discount-for-cash/visa-mastercard-increase-fees-2019)

 February 17, 2019 [AURIC Idea Team](https://blog.thinkauric.com/blog/author/auric-idea-team)

## [Now Official: New York Green Lights Credit Card Surcharges](https://blog.thinkauric.com/blog/blog-discount-for-cash/2019/1/10/new-york-credit-card-surcharges-get-a-green-light)

 Another state makes it official that merchants have the right to surcharge non-cash payments. Merchants and the State of New York agreed to dismiss the lawsuit banning credit card transactions. Per ... 

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 January 10, 2019 [AURIC Idea Team](https://blog.thinkauric.com/blog/author/auric-idea-team)

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