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Our customers have been requesting and waiting for a number of new features that would make banking with us a more complete experience. The good news is that, today, we’re announcing the timeline for the addition of some of our most commonly requested features, including a mobile app and savings accounts.
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There’s been a lot of buzz lately about the new checkout fee of 4% that merchants had the option to start applying at the register on January 27, 2013. Here at PerkStreet, we’ve had a lot of questions about whether this new surcharge will apply to PerkStreet, since our customers only earn perks on non-PIN, or “credit,” purchases made with their PerkStreet FinancialSM Platinum Debit MasterCard®. We wanted to clear up the facts for everyone so you can all rest easy and keep earning perks!
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One of our most frequently asked questions from our customers is “How can I keep my banking and personal information safe?” Your safety is our number one priority. That’s why I want to discuss the methods fraudsters can use to get a hold of your information, and how to make sure you don’t become one of their targets!
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Editor’s Note: Every so often, we get an unsolicited testimonial from a customer who’s excited about PerkStreet and interested in telling the world. The following article was written by a PerkStreet customer named Sheldon after I helped him with a little bit of homework for his graduate course in business communications. If you’re interested in writing a post for PerkStreet, please email me at Editors@PerkStreet.com. -Kyle
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Our PerkStreet community is very diverse. Some are PerkStreet customers, and some are just smart spenders looking for great tips and ideas. Some of us are coffee drinkers (me!), and some of us are focused on quitting caffeine (Kyle). One thing we can all agree on is that no matter where you are in your financial journey, giving back is important — especially during tough times.
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I want to thank all of you for your patience and support over the last few days as we worked out an issue that impacted many of you, and take a minute to explain what happened.
Monday morning, some of you began noticing that your available balance and the balance listed as available in your list of transactions were not matching up. The difference was caused by preauthorization funds not being released once a transaction cleared.
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Well, PerkStreeters, we’ve reached the end of the Pinspiration Pinterest Contest and it’s time to announce the winners! Before I do that, though, I want to give a huge thanks to everyone who participated. All the boards were great, and the inspiration I saw in them was amazing. All I can say is: Wow. You all totally blew me away.
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Here at PerkStreet’s Boston headquarters, we’re all about inspiration– inspiring ourselves, each other, and you!
We want to give you a little incentive to do the same and show the whole PerkStreet community where your inspiration comes from. To keep it interesting, we’re also adding a little friendly competition to the mix.
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Earlier this month we told you we were developing an all new PowerPerks 2.0. We’re excited to announce that beginning tomorrow, Friday, September 7, all of our customers will have access to the new PowerPerks program!
Look for this in your myperkstreet.com user interface!
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The kids are headed back to school, the leaves will start turning soon and the days and nights are getting cooler. All these can only mean one thing: September PowerPerks are here!
Below are the PowerPerks you selected for this month. Many of you have heard we are testing a new version of PowerPerks, which we are excited to be rolling out soon. We’re hoping that this will be the last month of the “old” version of PowerPerks, but don’t worry! You’ll still be able to earn up to 5% back on the retailers listed below even if the new...
September is almost here, and that means it’s time to vote on the new PowerPerks! You may have heard that we have begun testing a new version of PowerPerks with a randomly chosen group of customers, and we’re very excited to roll it out as soon as we can. We’re hoping that this is the last month of the “old” version of PowerPerks, as the testing has been going well so far. But fret not, you’ll still be able to earn up to 5% back on the September PowerPerks categories, even if we launch the new PowerPerks before...
More Power to the Perks
PowerPerks continues to be one of our most popular features (besides the great cash back, that is). Since introducing PowerPerks over a year ago, we’ve gotten a lot of feedback about places where you’d like to earn up to 5% cash back. We’ve been listening. Over the next few weeks, we’re going to launch some exciting new ways to earn. Here’s what’s on tap:
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