Credit card providers - in alphabetical order

Barclaycard

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Barclays Bank

First offered in 1966 by Barclays Bank, Barclaycard was the UK’s very first credit card and the first to offer Internet banking to its customers. Today it is accepted in more than 200 countries and can be used to withdraw cash from over 600,000 ATMs and banks across the globe.

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Beneficial

Since the merger of HFC Bank and Beneficial Bank was completed in 1999, Beneficial Finance has been a trading name of HFC Bank Limited. HFC is part of HSBC, which – with more than 90 million customers – is one of the world’s largest banks.

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BMW Card

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Britannia BS

Britannia Building Society has a long history which has seen it evolve from its origins back in the 1800s. As a mutual building society Britannia has no shareholders to take a cut of the profits - it shares its profits with its customers through benefits and better deals.

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Cahoot

Cahoot is one of the new brands of online banks. Part of the Abbey National group, it has the backing of a large financial institution, but because of Cahoot’s lack of overheads, it offers a competitive rate of interest.

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Capital One Bank

Started as an independent company in 1995, Capital One has quickly risen to the top of the credit card industry in the U.S.. As well as credit cards, Capital One also provides savings accounts and insurance products.

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Cheshire BS

The Cheshire Building Society was established in 1870 in Macclesfield, and was one of the first Permanent Societies. Today's Society is the product of 13 mergers, and it now ranks 10th in size out of a total of 63 UK building societies.

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Citi

Citi was established in 1812 in New York and traces its UK history back 100 years. Citigroup Inc. provides a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking and insurance.

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Clydesdale Bank

Clydesdale Bank was founded in 1838. It has since grown into one of Scotland’s leading banks, with 230 branches. Clydesdale Bank has been the first in Scotland to introduce new personal finance services such as mobile branches, cheque guarantee cards and the Clydesdale Bank personal loan.

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