Credit cards to ease inflation anxieties

With inflation hitting the highest level for three years (5.2% in September), seven out of ten Brits (71%) said they will turn to other financial sources to fund rising bills, ...

Luxury holidays for Barclaycard Freedom clients

A new partnership between Barclaycard and two luxury travel brands has created a new range of holiday offers, destinations and discounts for Barclaycard Freedom’s customers.

Brits cut back on overseas travel

Official figures based on the three months up to August 2011 show a slight decrease in expenditure and visits abroad by UK tourists.

Secret credit cards

A new study reveals shocking trends regarding both credit and prepaid cards. While almost one in five Brits fails to share important financial information with their partner, one in ten ...

Online banking outranks Facebook in the world wide web

More people now bank online than log on to either Facebook or Twitter, according to the latest findings. Online banking is accounts for the majority of internet users, according to ...

BoE holds bank rate but increases quantitative easing

The Bank of England (BoE) has maintained a base rate of 0.5% for another month and has increased the size of the Asset Purchase Programme by £75 billion to £275 ...

Mixed news on financial fraud

New figures have revealed a comparison between fraud figures in the first half of 2011 and the same period in 2010. While card fraud loss is at its lowest in ...

Visa Europe launches new mobile payment services

Europe’s leading payments Technology Company has announced two new services designed to help consumers handle their money and make payments using their mobile phones.

New First:Utility plan designed to save money on energy bills

First:Utility's ‘iSave 8' dual fuel energy plan offers cash back to new customers who switch both their gas and electricity, and agree to pay by direct debit.

Brits turn to credit cards as energy bills increase

The increase in gas (17.4%) and electricity bills (10.8%) are already taking their toll on the finances of the British population. New research reveals that, as prices increase, more Brits ...
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