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27 October 2006
Steps to make credit card charges easier for consumers to understand have been announced by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
27 October 2006
A survey has been carried out by the European Security Transport Association (ESTA) to establish if Europeans would be prepared to scrap paper money and coins altogether in favour of electronic payments.
26 October 2006
Apacs, the UK trade association for payments, has released a report this week praising the progress of transparency in the credit card industry.
25 October 2006
A recent survey from Halifax Credit Cards has revealed that Brits spent £43.7 billion on clothing and footwear last year, equating to five per cent of the average Brit's disposable income.
24 October 2006
The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has announced a drop in the level of consumer borrowing on credit cards. Its statistics showed that credit card borrowing fell by £0.1 billion in September this year.
19 October 2006
Oxfam has commented on the launch of the American Express RED card, which is designed to fight HIV, malaria and tuberculosis in Africa.
16 October 2006
Nearly 20 million Britons are using credit cards which offer no additional rewards.
12 October 2006
New research from the UK payments association Apacs has shown that credit card repayments are now on the rise.
11 October 2006
UK payments association Apacs has commented on the recent calls for credit cards to have wealth warnings to inform consumers.
10 October 2006
Lloyds TSB has commented on the problem of unsolicited mail from credit card companies.
09 October 2006
The iconic car manufacturer smart has launched a new credit card in association with both HBoS Card Services and DaimlerChrysler Financial Services.
06 October 2006
The Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) opted yesterday to keep interest rates pegged at 4.75%.
05 October 2006
Barclaycard has introduced a new service on its flexi-rate card which offers nought per cent balance transfers for 12 months.
04 October 2006
The MasterCard SmartData Online (SDOL) service has reached its one million transactions per month milestone.
02 October 2006
Banks in the UK are tightening up their lending policies, according to an industry spokesman.
02 October 2006
The Post Office has restructured its credit card package so that consumers who use the card abroad will now have to spend less than they did in the past.
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