Credit Cards

Barclays launches pre-pay Travel Money Card

Barclays has launched a new free and secure pre-pay chip and PIN card which can be used throughout the world at cash machines and anywhere VISA is accepted.

Fee-fi-fo-fum - the giant credit card fee racket

Despite last year’s clampdown from the OFT, credit card fees are still costing cardholders dear.

Using your card abroad could cost you a small fortune

Lisa Taylor, analyst at Moneyfacts.co.uk, comments: “With travellers cheques becoming less popular more of us are opting for the convenience of using our plastic when we jet off on our holidays. However many travellers are unaware of the level of costs associated with using debit and credit cards whilst abroad.

Launch of pre-paid card for employers to handle expenses

Alliance & Leicester Commercial Bank in association with MoneyCard Limited has launched a Visa Pre-Paid Card designed to pay employee expenses.

Holiday card fees hot up - costing shoppers £millions

UK holidaymakers who are planning to use their credit card abroad this summer could be wasting hundreds of millions of pounds on unnecessary fees.

Virgin Money raises the bar with 15 month balance transfer deal

Michelle Slade, personal finance analyst at Moneyfacts.co.uk, comments: “Virgin Money already holds the top spot of the charts with its 13 month 0% balance transfer deal, and by extending this to an impressive 15 months, its certainly pulling away from the pack of 12 month deals offered by its competitors.

moneysupermarket.com: Virgin's balance transfer increase

Commenting on Virgin increasing its 0 per cent offer on balance transfers to a market leading 15 months, Robert Kenley, head of credit cards at moneysupermarket.com, said: “Where will this end? It seems interest rate rises are having no impact on credit card issuers as they continue to introduce longer 0 per cent balance transfer introductory offers.

Barclaycard launches Barclaycard Football

Barclaycard has launched Barclaycard Football, a new credit card which will make following football easier by giving fans 0% interest offers on season ticket purchases and balance transfers, reward points on selected spending and the chance to win once-in-a-lifetime prizes.

True cost of losing your wallet

Over 46 million Brits leave home everyday carrying enough information to allow a crafty criminal to steal their identity according to new research by Capital One.

Credit card customers could face ‘debt sentence’ of nearly 30 years

In the last few weeks, two major credit card providers, Barclaycard and Marks & Spencer Money, have reduced the minimum monthly repayment level on their credit cards.

moneysupermarket.com: Barclaycard's revised Football Credit Card

Commenting on the revised football affinity card from Barclaycard – the Barclaycard Football Credit Card – Robert Kenley, head of credit cards at moneysupermarket.com, said: “As football affinity cards go this one is ‘Premier league’ in name and nature and more than just a few points ahead of the rest.