Consumers will have access to unparalleled interest free finance with the new Gem Visa credit card being launched by GE Capital. Not only does Gem Visa offer cardholders six months interest free on every Visa purchase over $250, it also has the ability ...

With the addition of an electronic park-and-pay system earlier this week, it’s becoming much easier to hit the trails.

Jin Jitao, an editor at a textbook publishing house, may be the prototype of China’s new urban consumer. Although he had never even heard of credit cards until 2004, he now has 79. He has a card embossed with his nickname, one with a photo of his family, a pink Barbie card and two with Garfield the cat. He has a card especially for dads and several with Chinese cartoon characters. “I like ...

Credit cards have gotten a bad rap recently, but experts say whipping out the plastic isn't always a bad idea.