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07 November 2007
Payments association APACS has released its new figures for the last quarter, showing another rise in plastic card purchases.
06 November 2007
uSwitch research has shown that UK credit card providers are making around £6 million per month more from cash withdrawals than they did in 2001 - before charges were ramped up.
02 November 2007
Providers and retailers alike will see a downturn in credit card use this festive season, a new report indicated today.
01 November 2007
A House of Lords ruling that credit card firms must refund consumers who buy goods and services abroad was welcomed by uSwitch yesterday.
31 October 2007
Credit card firm American Express has unveiled changes to its Platinum service by launching a 5% cashback offer.
30 October 2007
UK credit card holders could be paying an extra £500 million in interest each year thanks to a lack of clarity on their bills, Nationwide said yesterday.
26 October 2007
Building society Nationwide warned British consumers yesterday that store cards offered by big retailers can hold a hidden financial sting.
25 October 2007
UK banks are charging too much for credit card use in shops, a retailers' group said yesterday.
24 October 2007
The payments association APACS has given an insight into how financial trends differ across the UK.
23 October 2007
Research from Retail Decisions (ReD) shows that there has been a 131% increase in online credit card fraud over the past year.
18 October 2007
In a sign that the recent turbulence in global financial markets has had a knock-on effect at consumer level, banks in the UK are reining back their credit card services.
17 October 2007
Around one million Britons are paying their rent, and even their mortgages, on high-interest credit cards, homelessness charity Shelter has revealed.
17 October 2007
More and more people are willing to switch credit card provider to get a better deal, Abbey have said.
12 October 2007
The government has earmarked £28 million in funds specifically to fight fraud as part of its comprehensive spending review - news which might be welcomed by Britain's credit card holders.
11 October 2007
A new study from credit card firm Capital One shows that awareness of what to do in cases of ID theft is very limited among Britons.
09 October 2007
A campaign group has proposed that laws should be reformed to afford credit card users with extra identity protection.
05 October 2007
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to issue useful advice on payment protection insurance (PPI) on its website in a bid to make it more user friendly.
04 October 2007
Plastic card fraud abroad has been identified as the main factor behind a surge in the levels of UK debit and credit card fraud, new figures show.
03 October 2007
Credit cardholders could soon lose their rights to be refunded for damaged or undelivered goods bought abroad or shipped over to the UK.
01 October 2007
Young people are to receive more help with choosing the right plastic card to suit them, with two new practical consumer advice guides.
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