Credit Card News
M&S Credit Card offers 0% interest for six months
M&S Money is offering 0% interest for six months on the M&S Credit Card for purchases and balance transfers from Tuesday 1st April 2008.
moneysupermarket.com: APS 'creditbuilder' facility
Commenting on the new creditbuilder facility that is now available with the cashplus gold card, developed by Advanced Payment Solutions through its relationship with the UK’s leading credit rating agency,
New technology opens doors to contactless payment revolution
EAT, Commidea Ltd and Barclaycard Business are breaking new ground in the retail industry with developments in contactless payment technology. EAT a leading sandwich, soup and coffee shop, has become the first retailer in the UK to introduce a fully integrated contactless payment system.
Abbey puts card fraud prevention initiatives to the test
At a time when 69 per cent of people would prefer to shop on the internet with a credit card because they feel it is safer, Abbey Banking put different card fraud prevention options to the test.
Brits abroad feel the burn
British holidaymakers will be charged a whopping £686 million for using their cards abroad this year, according to research from uSwitch.com.
More than half of credit card customers pay zero interest
More than half of credit card customers pay off their credit card balance in full each month, thereby reaping the benefits of paying by credit card whilst avoiding paying any interest, according to new research from fairinvestment.co.uk.
Generous Britain donates £1 billion on plastic cards in 2007
APACS, the UK payments association, has issued figures confirming that donations to charitable organisations on plastic cards reached £1.013 billion in 2007- up from £842 million in 2006.
Save pounds on your euros
Over four million Brits having a European break these Easter school holidays could find themselves collectively out of pocket by over £180 million by not using the best credit or debit card.
Conservative Party attack on zero per cent credit card offers
Commenting on the Conservative Party attack on zero per cent credit card offers, Steve Willey, head of credit cards at price comparison site moneysupermarket.com, said:
Barclaycard Business launches Prepaid Solutions
Barclaycard Business has launched Prepaid Solutions, a product that will enable retailers to offer gift cards and other stored value solutions to their customers in a more cost effective and convenient way, with the ultimate aim of increased sales and enhanced customer loyalty.
MBNA and MasterCard bring Tap&Go to Manchester City FC
MBNA and Manchester City Football Club, working with MasterCard, have announced the launch of Europe’s first pilot programme to issue season ticket holders with a reloadable MasterCard Prepaid with PayPass contactless card
Nationwide improves range of items covered by extended warranty insurance
Nationwide Building Society has improved the range of products that can be covered under the extended warranty insurance and provided free of charge with its credit cards.
3.2 million Brits own five or more credit cards
More than 3.2 million adults own five or more credit cards despite mounting concern about debt problems as the credit crunch hits home, new research from MoneyExpert.com shows.
Charity credit cards could do better
This Friday sees the return of Comic Relief, prompting the nation to think about how it can help those in poverty.
American Express: ‘Earn as you spend on credit cards’- Defaqto
Commenting onDefaqto’s cashback research released yesterday,Tom Allder, Vice President UK Lending, American Express, said: “We’ve been offering Cashback for coming up to ten years now and have seen cashback competitors come and go over this time.