Tag: Credit cards

Tops tips for shopping online

If you’re planning on a spending spree, where do you go? Do you head down your local high street or simply log on to the internet? More people are choosing online shopping over physical stores for a variety of reasons, … Continue reading

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Spending on debit and credit cards increases

Spending on debit and credit cards increased by 3.6% in April in a year-on-year comparison. The research was conducted by Barclaycard and suggests that consumers may have a renewed confidence in the UK economy.

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Consumers unaware of credit card interest rate

Despite recent research revealing that 42% of consumers are turning to credit cards to stay afloat until payday, it seems that many credit card holders are still unaware of the interest rates they are paying on their borrowing.

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Government bans credit card surcharges

Consumers will no longer have to face paying sky-high charges for using credit or debit cards to make purchases ranging from holidays to concert tickets, after the government announced a ban on businesses automatically adding excessive card charges.

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Households planning to spend less this Christmas

UK consumers’ festive season celebrations are being mired by a continued squeeze on household budgets, with recent figures revealing that 1.6 million households will be reining in their spending this Christmas.

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Top tips to avoid falling into debt this Christmas

With just over 30 days to go until Christmas, the countdown has begun and the festive rush to buy seasonal goods is well and truly on.

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Number of cashback credit cards increasing

The number of credit cards offering cashback as a reward has doubled in the past two years, according to a report by financial research group Defaqto.

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Brits speeding towards a ‘cashless society’

Brits are speeding towards a ‘cashless society’, with people increasingly choosing credit over cash as their preferred method of payment.

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