Credit Card News
Credit card users! Be credit savvy and check for the best deals
With the newly introduced annual credit card statements starting to hit doormats, MoneySupermarket is challenging credit card holders to take advantage and ensure they are using a card most suited to their circumstances and spending habits.
Christmas credit hangover
Easter might be just around the corner but according to latest research from Halifax, one in five people (20%) aged between 18 and 44 are still paying for last Christmas.
Specialist lender aqua card creates quiz to clear up credit confusion
aqua card, provider of credit cards for bad credit, has released a new online quiz today, which aims to teach the UK public about personal credit rating.
Credit card holders to get a different kind of statement
The nation's 31 million credit cardholders can expect to start seeing a new type of credit card statement land on their doormat for the first time.
Majority of people believe cash set to become extinct
Nearly a third (30%) of the UK public have been inconvenienced in the last year by a retailer not taking cards, according a new YouGov survey conducted for small business payments specialists CardSave.
Credit card reward schemes on the rise
Research from Sainsbury's Finance reveals that 42.3% of credit cards now offer some form of reward incentive, compared to 27.4% two years ago.
March to a bonus with Capital One credit card
From March 6th until the end of the month, Capital One will be giving away a £10 bonus on all successful card applications made through its website.
Barclaycard offers £25 BT fee discount to new Platinum customers
Customers who successfully apply at barclaycard.co.uk for a Barclaycard Platinum card with the current 22 month 0% balance transfer offer, will also receive a £25 refund against the balance transfer fee (minimum balance transfer of £2,000).
Vodafone Visa announce mobile payments partnership
Vodafone and Visa have announced a worldwide partnership to enable consumers to pay for goods and services using their mobile phones instead of coins and banknotes.
Purchase a new home and clear your credit card in the process
House hunters should head over to one of Taylor Wimpey North West’s stunning developments. Not only is the leading homebuilder offering a choice range of homes but is also willing to pay off purchasers’ credit card bills in the process when they use the Part Exchange or EasyMover schemes!
Money withdrawal warning for half-term holidaymakers
Holidaymakers going abroad over the half-term break relying on prepaid currency cards to withdraw cash are being hit in the pocket, according to Sainsbury’s Travel Money, whose research reveals that two thirds (65.3%) of these cards charge customers to access their money abroad.
Kalixa celebrates 3rd birthday with free* card giveaway
Kalixa, the prepaid MasterCard from Vincento Payment Solutions Ltd., is three years. To celebrate this occasion, for the next 14 days, each new customer will receive a free Kalixa prepaid MasterCard when making a first deposit of £50 or more.
High five for American Express Platinum Cashback customers
American Express has announced that it will be doubling the introductory rate on its Platinum Cashback Credit Card to 5 per cent from Wednesday, 01 February, 2012.
Nationwide rewards loyal Visa debit and credit card customers
From 1 February 2012, Nationwide Building Society is launching a new selection of offers through Simply Rewards, a reward scheme providing savings on major brands, available exclusively for its Visa debit and credit card customers.
Over a quarter of Brits will carry a credit card debt throughout 2012
New research has revealed that over a quarter (26 per cent) of Brits expect to owe money on their credit cards throughout 2012, with nearly one in ten (9 per cent) admitting they are relying on their plastic to make ends meet.