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New credit card could converge loyalty programmes and ancillary revenue

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Is credit card technology going to drive the convergence of two airline financial trends, loyalty and ancillary revenue? New York start-up Dynamics Inc. is offering a credit card in which consumers, prior to swiping, press one of two buttons to determine which account the purchase should come from: checking or savings, credit or savings and even credit or loyalty points. It is not pie in the sky: Citi, the world's largest card issuer, has a trial with Dynamics' 'Redemption' card. The question is if airlines, as they increase ancillary offerings, will let passengers use this card to pay in-flight for a Coke or watch the latest Harry Potter with their frequent flyer points.

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