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01 June 2006
Brits will pay £576 million in charges while using their bank cards abroad in Europe this year, according to a price comparison and switching website.
31 May 2006
The German car manufacturer has announced that it is planning to enter the UK's financial services sector by offering special credit cards.
30 May 2006
The government has launched a timetable for the introduction of new measures that will help protect consumers from unfair credit lending.
26 May 2006
Customers of Britain's biggest credit card operator Barclaycard are defaulting on £1 of every £5 borrowed, according to the company.
24 May 2006
American Express's much publicised Red card has been handed an award for the help it gives to the global fight against Aids.
23 May 2006
The amount that the UK is borrowing on credit cards is on the increase, according to a YouGov poll.
22 May 2006
Shoppers in the UK are now using their credit cards to purchase regular, everyday items such as groceries and refilling their cars.
19 May 2006
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is targeting credit card companies in its bid to clamp down on excessive default charges.
18 May 2006
The makers of the Snap card, an online alternative to a credit card, has announced it has agreed a deal with the UK's largest electronic payments processor of top-up services.
17 May 2006
The UK's payments association Apacs has relaunched its website that aims to help consumers compare credit cards and offer advice on how to use them.
16 May 2006
Londoners headed to the shops in a mood to spend in April, as retail sales saw a significant increase, according to figures from the London Retail Consortium (LRC).
15 May 2006
UK residents are now spending £1 trillion each year, fuelled by a rise in the amount spent on items such as cars and holidays.
12 May 2006
The UK is becoming ever more reliant on credit cards, according to the shadow chancellor George Osborne.
11 May 2006
Thousands of students are at risk of being given credit beyond their means because the government has refused to share details about student loan accounts, according to a credit history company.
10 May 2006
Credit card holders will transfer a total balance of £11.9 billion over the next six months in order ro take advantage of deals, a report has found.
08 May 2006
Customers of Shell petrol stations have been the victims of a chip and PIN card scam, according to a consumer watchdog.
05 May 2006
Credit card provider MasterCard is reported to be looking into the theft of around 2,000 sets of credit card details.
04 May 2006
An industry expert has said that the days of the 0% credit card deal may be numbered
02 May 2006
Men and women have very distinctive ways of using credit cards, according to a new study.
28 April 2006
Barclaycard is to extend its 0% APR on balance transfers offer from three to 12 months, the company has revealed.
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