Citi Double Cash Card
CardWeb.com’s CardPixes database of more than 7,000 images today features the Citi Double Cash Card.
Aptys Solutions Adds to Senior Management Team
Aptys Solutions appointed Rose Davis to the position of senior vice president of consulting and professional services to oversee consulting and professional services to better serve their customers. Most recently, a senior vice president with Bankers’ Bank, Davis brings her extensive knowledge of banking, payments, project and risk management, compliance, and sales to her new role with Aptys. Prior to Bankers’ Bank, Davis was business development manager at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago where she managed account relationships with large FIs and was responsible for revenue generated from solutions offered to financial institutions.
MasterCard and Sonoma State Support the Performing Arts
MasterCard and Sonoma State University forged a long-term relationship in support of the performing arts in which MasterCard will become the title sponsor of the annual MasterCard Performance Series. It will also support the building of an outdoor pavilion for music and dance at the Green Music Center, adjoining the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Hall. Sonoma State University and MasterCard will also offer a student internship program in the field of entertainment and sponsorship management and offer financial literacy programs and tools for the university’s students.
AmEx Announces First Artist to Perform in 2012 Unstaged Series
American Express, VEVO and YouTube announced Jack White and Oscar Gary Oldman have been selected to kick-off the third year in its popular livestream music series, “American Express Unstaged.” White’s performance, from iconic Webster Hall on Friday, April 27 will be directed by Oldman and livestreamed at www.youtube.com/JackWhiteVEVO and on mobile devices via VEVO and YouTube apps for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Android. This will be the eighth installment within the “American Express Unstaged” music series, which brings some of the world’s biggest music acts closer to fans through the distinctive lens of celebrated filmmakers. American Express Cardmembers and music enthusiasts can find pre-show digital features and one-of-a-kind content that further blur the line between an at-home and in-concert experience at www.YouTube.com/JackWhiteVEVO, including the exclusive “American Express Unstaged” trailer.
The American Express to Stream New Concert
American Express, VEVO and YouTube announced Coldplay will be the latest performer in its “American Express Unstaged” livestream music series. Livestreamed globally from one of Spain’s Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas in Madrid 4:00PM ET on Wednesday, October 26 at www.youtube.com/coldplayVEVO and will be available on mobile devices via VEVO and YouTube apps for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Android, the event coincides with the launch of the Band’s fifth studio album, MYLO XYLOTO.
Citi Offers Exclusive Presale Beyoncé Concert
Citi through its Citi ThankYou Rewards is offering a ticket presale for Beyoncé’s performances next week at the Roseland Ballroom in New York on August 14, 16, 18 and 19, 2011. On Facebook, Citi will also feature exclusive video content of Beyoncé and a limited number of tickets that are available only by redeeming Citi ThankYou Points. Through a series of exclusive one-hour presales, tickets to ‘4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé’ can be purchased only with an eligible Citi card before they are available to the general public. The set on each night of the ‘4 Intimate Nights With Beyoncé’ concerts is the entire collection of her critically acclaimed album, 4. At each performance, Beyoncé will perform her new songs to a standing room only audience.
Citi Cards and American Airlines Introduce New Traveler Credit Card
Citi Cards and American Airlines added the 24-year Citi / AAdvantage credit card portfolio that has served millions of cardmembers with its products and service. The Citi Executive/ AAdvantage World Elite MasterCard will deliver exclusive elite-level travel services and experiences to American’s flyers. The Card offers cardmember privileges such as Admirals Club membership privileges; No foreign transaction fees on purchases; an Enhanced Airport Experience; Waived baggage charge for first domestic checked bag; and Expert Concierge Service. The new card also offers a once per year AAdvantage Elite Qualifying mileage-earning opportunity, based on annual card spend, to put cardmembers on the fast track to American Airlines AAdvantage elite status membership. The co-branded Citi / AAdvantage credit card program serves millions of loyal customers.
Visa Signature Named James Beard Official Payment Card
The James Beard Foundation has named Visa Signature the preferred payment method for all of the culinary organizationâs events and provides Visa Signature cardholders access to exclusive epicurean experiences featuring some of the worldâs most renown chefs. Visa Signature cardholders will receive a number of benefits through this partnership, including exclusive Visa Signature presale and preferred pricing on tickets to Celebrity Chef Tour dinners benefiting the James Beard Foundation. The 2010 Celebrity Chef Tour will visit cities including New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Toronto, Atlanta, Boston, Seattle, Phoenix, Baltimore, San Francisco, Denver, Minneapolis, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. Michael Schlow, Marcus Samuelsson and Walter âThe American Chefâ Scheib are among the host of celebrity chefs participating. Visa Signature is a premium payment card which offers cardholders a range of benefits, in addition to rewards programs that may be offered by Visa Signature partners, such as airline, hotel and cash back programs.
BANAMEX VISA
Banco Nacional de Mexico and VISA are introducing the Primer Prime National Football Team Debit Card. Combing features of the “Cuenta Perfiles Banamex” account with safe banking access, the Visa Perfiles Card supported by Banamex offers total flexibility. The fees plan: a monthly rent covering every transaction or paying for each one individually; Access to money: by debit card and/or checkbook; The card design: blue, silver or in the colors of the Mexican National Football Team; tax free returns on investments from $1,000 to $100,000 pesos; Safe Debit that protects your account balance from unacknowledged charges for up to $20,000 pesos, 72 hours before reporting the loss or theft of the card; and life insurance of up to $25,000 pesos and travel accident insurance of up to $75,000 dollars.
Visa and the NFL Extend Contract Thru 2014
Visa has renewed its sponsorship with the NFL for another five seasons. Under terms of the new deal Visa will get a top-tier sponsorship of the “NFL Draft” and “NFL Kickoff,” exclusive experiences for Visa clients to utilize in their Visa card marketing programs, a Visa and NFL co-branded online portal on NFL.com for “Visa Signature” cardholders to obtain access to one-of-a-kind NFL experiences and expanded presence and preference for NFL-related transactions through various sales channels. Visa will unveil an NFL-themed national television advertising campaign with extensions across multiple environments. Throughout the season, print advertisements will also appear in in-stadium game day team programs of Visa-sponsored teams as well as in “Pro Bowl” and “Super Bowl” programs. For the fifth consecutive season, Visa also presents the “Visa Halftime Report” on FOX NFL broadcasts. In the current financial year, 600 financial institutions and merchants utilized Visaâs sponsorship of the NFL and generated 32 million pieces of communication for their customers.
AmEx Expands Exclusive Golf Offers
American Express has launched the enhanced Members Clubhouse that includes an array of exclusive Cardmember golf offerings and insights from golf pros Jim Furyk, Morgan Pressel and Davis Love III. To further encourage participation in the game of golf, American Express and The PGA of America created the Friend of a Cardmember program that enables Cardmembers to connect with experts at courses across the country to improve their game and share this experience with a friend. This new player initiative allows Cardmembers who purchase instruction from PGA Professionals using their American Express(R) Card to bring along a guest at no additional cost. In addition, American Express also provides Cardmembers preferred tee times at select properties across the country.
Citi to Become LiveNation’s Official Card
Citi has made a strategic investment into Los Angeles-based Live Nation, the most comprehensive concert search engine on the Web. In return, Citi’s has become Live Nation’s “official credit card partner”. Citi’s recently expanded “Private Pass” program will offer an array of Live Nation benefits such as presale and preferred tickets, box seats at select venues, premium seats, exclusive merchandise and a variety of VIP experiences. Live Nation has assembled a vertically integrated live music platform that provides our corporate partners comprehensive access to over 10,000 events and more than 36 million avid fans. Citi will also receive other opportunities to participate in future initiatives, such as venue naming rights, tie-ins with Live Nation’s new ticketing operation and benefit access for other Citi customers. It is anticipated that Citi’s brand messaging and logo will be integrated into online and offline initiatives as well as in signage, direct mail campaigns, and LiveNation.com.