Like Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), ESAs rely on debit cards to make purchases.
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And Chinese steel mills have been forced to make purchases on the spot market.
Cardholders will be able to make purchases denominated in euros without having their cards re-issued.
Facebook announced Facebook Gifts, which lets users make purchases for friends directly through the social network.
So far, Brazilian consumers have shown an unusual willingness to make purchases online using credit cards.
If you progress or make purchases, you do so on all devices or platforms.
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Amazon Appstore developers will earn their standard 70 percent revenue share when customers make purchases using Amazon Coins.
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Kearney will provide a combined product and service called 2Source, which will make it easier make purchases over the Internet.
Some will also let stores set up coupon services or loyalty programs for customers who make purchases with the wallet.
And people who make purchases on the site through Nov. 30 will earn eight bonus points for every dollar spent.
Fab is designed to be a site people sign up for and browse around and eventually make purchases, Goldberg says.
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That's bottom line number one, because if people are working, then they've got enough confidence to make purchases, to make investments.
According to many studies, consumers who get a deal on free or cheap delivery are much more likely to make purchases.
If you need to make purchases for your business, writing them off immediately is much more attractive than depreciating them over time.
But economies grow faster when individuals and companies borrow to make purchases.
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The company started off in a completely different market, as a service for people to donate to charity while they make purchases.
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The lawsuit was filed after that policy change, with plaintiffs arguing that it didn't go far enough since minors could still make purchases.
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Online payments startup Braintree saw an even bigger increase in mobile, with a 50% increase in consumers using mobile devices to make purchases.
The consumer can pay bills, make purchases, transfer money to a family member or friend, receive money and perform a variety of other activities.
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It has created virtual coupons (beenz) that people can collect when they visit Web sites and then use to make purchases--a kind of e-bribe.
We sometimes make purchases that go against our best interests, because clever companies have figured out ways to nudge the wallets out of our pockets.
The original appeal of credit cards was the ability to make purchases without carrying cash (that could be stolen) and the protection against unauthorized purchases.
Today consumers can use their phones to locate stores, scan barcodes and comparison shop right from the store aisle, make purchases and collect loyalty points.
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On the domestic front, analysts foresee a spurt in auto sales with the advent of the festival season, which in India is considered an auspicious time to make purchases.
Reports from weekend shopping patterns and our data suggest we might see something similar this year because people may be more inclined to make purchases for themselves, rather than gifts.
Prominent examples include MoneyBox Africa and M-PESA, mobile-phone based money transfer services that allow customers to deposit and withdraw money, transfer money to others, pay bills and make purchases.
Elsewhere, those struck by Cupid will make purchases at discount stores (39.6%), department stores (33.2%), specialty stores (22.9%), floral shops (19.6%), jewelry stores (11.2%), specialty clothing stores (7.5%) and catalogs (2.6%).
Also because of more advanced card security measures used in European countries, a passport is often required to make purchases with American cards that rely on a magnetic strip for security.
Users of the upcoming MSN Mobile for the first time will be given two-way functionality allowing them to send and receive information from Internet-enabled phones and handheld computers, and make purchases.
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