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  • Mobile credit card payments to start in December
    The UK will soon see the introduction of a mobile payment service for Blackberry and Android devices.   CreditCall is soon to launch CardEase Mobile, a mobile payment application that will allow businesses to accept Chip ...
    Tue 29th Nov, 2011
  • How could a credit card improve your Christmas?
    With online spending on cards likely to be a popular route to Christmas shopping this year, it is worth considering whether your card offers you the best deal. It has been widely noted recently that, given the financial ...
    Mon 28th Nov, 2011 (2 Comments)
  • Store cards set to be more tightly regulated
    Store cards are set to come under much tighter regulation to stop retailers tempting consumers into spending what they don’t have.   Two years ago, store cards were highlighted as a particular concern because even though ...
    Tue 22nd Nov, 2011
  • Two million credit card holders ready to switch providers
    UK consumers are proving to be shrewd customers in how they handle their credit cards, with many set to switch providers when their 0% balance transfer and 0% purchase deals expire.   According to Sainsbury’s Bank, nearly ...
    Mon 21st Nov, 2011
  • 1.6 million UK households ‘can’t afford Christmas’
    Brits are prepared to be cautious this Christmas, with 30% planning to spend less, a survey reports.   Legal & General’s MoneyMood Survey shows that austerity remains firmly embedded in the minds of UK households in the ...
    Mon 21st Nov, 2011
  • Comment: Sentiment vs. Statistics - Consumer Confidence
    There is an odd disparity rumbling uncomfortably at the moment. On the one hand, consumer confidence appears to be tumbling; on the other, there are signs that retail spending remains alive and well. What does this unrest ...
    Mon 21st Nov, 2011
  • Bankruptcy process and rules could be changed
    Proposals have been announced by the government which could potentially make the bankruptcy application process simpler, and the recovery easier.   Under the proposals announced by Business Minister Edward Davey, ...
    Fri 18th Nov, 2011
  • Confidence falls to a new low
    Nationwide's Consumer Confidence Index for October 2011 revealed that confidence has fallen for the fifth consecutive month to a stunning new low of 36 points.   The index, which began in May 2004, has now fallen 42 points ...
    Thu 17th Nov, 2011
  • Spending overseas for Christmas? Which card for you?
    Anyone planning to spend overseas for Christmas should take note of some changes to duty-free limits as well as the best credit cards to use.   The HMRC has issued guidance to those intending to travel or order online to ...
    Thu 10th Nov, 2011
  • Finance forcing choice between children, home, or marriage
    New research suggests that the financial climate is forcing one quarter of adults into making the choice between starting a family or buying a house.     Of a sample of 2,023 adults taken online by Opinium for Churchill ...
    Tue 8th Nov, 2011
  • 86% believe the UK remains in recession
    Research led by the British Retail Consortium shows that prices and job worries are continuing to hold back consumer confidence.   Figures reveal that 86% believe the UK remains in recession. With high unemployment, 76% ...
    Fri 4th Nov, 2011
  • Household debt tops £200 billion in total
    Debts are once again dominating the British financial landscape. Britons struggling to cope with the rising cost of living are continuing to accumulate the highest levels of debt seen since the height of the recession in ...
    Tue 1st Nov, 2011

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