Southwest Points Not Posting Properly, Discover Pulls Popular Accounts & Capital One Buys Brex

January 27, 2026
Mark Ostermann

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January 27, 2026
Mark Ostermann

Travel on Point(s) is an independent, advertising-supported website. This site is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites like Creditcards.com and Bankrate.com. This compensation does not impact how or where products appear on this site. Travel on Point(s) has not reviewed all available credit card offers on this site. Reviews, analyses & recommendations are the author’s alone and have not been reviewed, endorsed, or approved by any partner entities.

ToP Roundup

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Interesting Articles

Chase Southwest Points Not Posting – Doctor of Credit

Annoying for anyone that was hoping to lock in their Companion Pass early in the year. Hopefully they get the IT fixed soon.

AI Strategy: Why Does Capital One Want to Acquire Brex? – FinTech

I never understood Brex's valuation, and I guess I don't get this purchase. It must be some tech that Capital One really wants in Brex.

Discover No Longer Accepting Deposit Account Applications – Doctor of Credit

We knew this day was coming, but it is still sad to see. Discover always had some decent savings bonuses and a competitive debit rewards card program. Hopefully it makes its way over to Capital One