Credit Card News
N&P launches new credit card
Norwich and Peterborough Building Society (N&P) has teamed up with MBNA to launch a new credit card which offers 0% interest for one year on all balance transfers.
Increase direct debit and cut debt sentence down to size
Being faced with a chunky credit card bill is a daunting prospect and if you only ever make the minimum repayment it could take you a long time to get back in the black.
uSwitch.com: Tesco Clubcard Credit Card
Tesco Clubcard Credit Card offers 0% on purchases for 12 months and 0% for 6 months on balance transfers. Louise Bond, personal finance expert at uSwitch.com, comments: "This is a very encouraging move and a market leading offer from one of Britain's biggest retailers.
Tesco Clubcard Credit Card offers 0% on purchases for 12 months
Customers can now spread the cost of their shopping over 12 months thanks to Tesco. The interest-free period for new purchases made with Tesco Clubcard Credit Card is being extended from six months to a year for customers applying online.
Abbey revs up launch of Visa card range with F1 Competition
Holders of Abbey International’s newly launched Platinum and Visa Infinite deferred debit cards will qualify for a free prize draw to receive a luxury weekend of full hospitality at the 2009 Formula 1 Santander British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Barclaycard to pilot new Visa corporate card with Deloitte
Barclaycard in association with Deloitte and Visa Europe is piloting an innovative new payment card that will provide added convenience and cost benefits to Barclaycard Corporate Visa cardholders.
M&S Money launches new ‘Premium Club’
M&S Money launches tomorrow (Thursday 14th May 2009) its new Premium Club which will offer shopping and travel membership benefits exclusively to M&S Credit Card holders - including both new and existing customers.
Barclays welcome RBS and MasterCard's contactless trial at Boots
Barclays and Barclaycard, the leaders in contactless payments in the UK, have welcomed the announcement that RBS and MasterCard are to trial contactless payments in Boots stores across London and Liverpool.
moneysupermarket.com: Abbey Zero card
Commenting on the return of the Abbey Zero card Kevin Mountford, head of credit cards at moneysupermarket.com, said: "This is good news for holiday makers.
Abbey Zero credit card returns to market
The award-winning Abbey Zero credit card returns to the market on Monday 11 May, offering customers fee-free foreign usage on their spending abroad and an introductory 0 per cent rate on balance transfers for 12 months.
More than 200,000 secret credit cards in the UK
New research from Halifax Credit Cards shows we're not always entirely honest with our other halves on matters of finance. The Halifax findings revealed that we hide an estimated 217,000 credit cards from our partners.
Travel the world in style and safety with new Visa card from Abbey
An exciting new range of Visa cards has been launched by Jersey based bank, Abbey International. The bank has partnered with Visa, AXA Insurance and Airport Angel to offer an extensive package of insurance, travel and lifestyle services as part of its new Platinum and Visa Infinite deferred debit cards.
Debit card paying Brits lose out on cashback millions
Tom Allder, Vice President UK Lending, American Express, said: "We're on a quest to get UK householders to ditch their debit card payments. Each British household is paying out thousands of pounds a year on debit cards for everyday items such as supermarket shopping and petrol.
Credit card cash withdrawal charges are on the up
As the holiday season kicks off, Egg customers should use their credit cards with caution as the minimum cash withdrawal fee will increase from £3 (or 3% whichever is greater) to £5 (or 3% whichever is greater) from the 28th May.
Another first from Tuxedo - Instant Person to Person payments
Tuxedo Money Solutions has launched the first Person to Person (P2P) payment service in the UK on prepaid cards enabling thousands of users to make instant payments to each other for up to £150 at a time.