MBNA CORP., Wilmington, Del., the credit card issuer, said it would buy about $51.8 million worth of affinity accounts, credit cards sponsored by universities and other groups that get part of the fees, from Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto.
Joining the Livermore Lab enabled me finally to move my children to the U.S., care for them, place them in excellent public schools, obtain green cards (sponsored by the lab), and pursue my scientific career as part of the Element 116 discovery team.
A contract obliges pharmacists to honor any card sponsored by the pharmacy benefit manager, explained Kirby Bessant, Caremark's vice president for consumer programs.
Ms. Liu, who was 17 when she immigrated to New York on a green card sponsored by her father, pressed a hand to her heart.
In contrast to On-Loan cards, Sold cards are sponsored and branded cards.
The debit card measure, sponsored by Senator Richard J. Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, passed last year by a two-to-one ratio after little debate and no hearings.
Last summer, the Brooklyn Public Library blanketed the borough with ads for its "Get the Card" program, sponsored in conjunction with the Brooklyn Cyclones, a minor-league affiliate of the Mets.
"The world is going to a place like this," says Manning Field, a senior vice president at jpmorgan Chase, whose credit card unit sponsored an early three-screen deal: U-verse customers will be able to watch on-demand clips on tv of Swampstock, a charity event hosted in October by country crooner Tim McGraw.
"As a principal and parent, I appreciate the wonderful purpose and benefits of the Holiday Greeting Card Program sponsored by Friendly Neighborhood Helpers".
Thirty-nine new national discount drug cards and 33 local and regional cards are being sponsored by organizations that include drug makers, health insurance companies, drugstore groups and managed care firms that specialize in pharmacy benefits.
The nice thing about Postagram's cards is that, though these new cards may be sponsored, recipients can still pop out the photo as always in order to save it before throwing out the card.
