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Egg Cash Back Store earns users over £17,000 in September

Egg customers who used the Egg Cash back store in September saved on average more than £15 each in cash back, which over a year would equal £180. In the store's fourth full month since launch over £17,000 total cash back was earned by Egg customers.

Millions of MBNA credit cards to go ‘contactless’

MBNA, Europe's largest credit card lender, has begun a two-year programme to roll out contactless credit cards for its millions of UK customers.

Virgin Money joins the tap and go revolution

Virgin Money is joining the contactless credit card "tap and go" revolution enabling customers to pay for items worth up to £15 just by swiping their plastic.

Switch your FlexAccount card for a Caxton FX card and get a fiver

If you're heading off abroad, bypass Nationwide's new charges by using a Caxton FX currency card. From 1st November 2010, Nationwide will start charging their FlexAccount customers a fee of 2% of the value of any transaction abroad and a further £1 fee for cash withdrawals from overseas ATMs.

When it comes to your finances, loyalty doesn't always pay

For many Brits, remaining loyal to your main bank may seem an easy option with some offering tempting ‘existing customer only' deals. However, moneysupermarket.com is warning that failure to shop around could be costing consumers dearly as no bank offers the best all round deal on all products.

Confused.com launches credit card checker

Comparison website Confused.com has announced the launch of a new credit card checker tool, which will allow customers to check the likelihood of being accepted for a specific credit card before making a full application.

Sainsbury's prepaid currency card with no ATM fee

Approximately 11.3 million Brits have withdrawn the equivalent of £3.87 billion in foreign currency whilst they were abroad over the past 12 months, according to research from Sainsbury's Travel Money.

Review your finances ahead of the Spending Review

Following on from measures announced in June's emergency budget it is widely predicted that this week's Spending Review announcement will spell out even tougher measures to cut the budget deficit. In these austere and difficult times, analysis by moneysupermarket.com shows how consumers can take matters into their own hands, and save an extra £2,982 by switching to the best deals available on their financial products.

Credit card users expect highest interest rates to be paid off first

Millions of us that use a credit card expect our highest interest rate balances to be paid off first, according to research commissioned by credit card company MBNA.

MBNA launches new website

MBNA has announced the launch of a new-look website. Changes to the website mbna.co.uk include improvements to the navigation of the site which is now easier to use and more accessible for customers.

Don't be caught out in the cold with your travel money

With half-term only a few weeks away many Brits will be planning to escape to foreign climates, but following last week's collapse of foreign exchange website Crown Currency Exchange, moneysupermarket.com urges all holidaymakers to choose their holiday money carefully before travelling.

‘Cashback’ credit card from Leeds Building Society

Leeds Building Society has introduced an excellent combination of features on its new Platinum Credit Card, which include introductory rates on balance transfers and purchases, plus the opportunity for customers to earn 0.5% cash back on all purchases.

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