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The Big Question

Living in debt? Savings expert on how to ‘spring clean your finances’

“Nobody thinks that a credit card is actually debt,” warns Kevin Mountford, co-founder of savings platform, Raisin UK.

21 April 2025

Business

American Express agrees million-dollar deal to settle

The New York-based financial giant provided inaccurate tax advice to customers and potential customers on wire products mainly aimed at small and mid-size businesses, New York tax officials said.

17 January 2025

Travel News

Which European airline has the best rewards programme?

This new ranking considered more than 60 individual frequent flyer programmes worldwide - and European airlines performed well across the board.

16 September 2024

Business

Visa profits jump as struggling customers turn to plastic to pay bills

Credit card usage has increased dramatically in the US in recent months, as customers increasingly struggle to pay for everyday items and charge them instead to cards.

24 April 2024

Travel News

Cash, credit card or crypto: What’s the best way to pay on holiday?

Heading abroad? Here's how to choose the best payment option for your trip.

22 May 2023

Money

EU pushes for banks to offer instant payments at no extra cost

Brussels says the move will make the European economy more efficient and bring savings for businesses and customers alike.

26 October 2022

Money

Apple Pay user? Delete your Visa card now, security researchers say

A vulnerability affecting Apple Pay's public transport payment mode and Visa cards could leave consumers open to 'unlimited' payment fraud, British researchers said.

30 September 2021

Tech News

How the UK post office is trying to save cash post-pandemic

The Post Office says in communities across Britain, it's one of the few places where people can get their hands on the actual banknotes.

9 July 2021

World News

Credit card cloning gang busted

Police in Spain say a man arrested as part of an operation against credit card cloning had previously been jailed for helping finance the 9/11 terror attacks

4 November 2018

United Kingdom

Music to the ears of buskers everywhere

A new payment system is up and running in London for street musicians and artists who have seen takings plummet, as more and more people go out without cash.

10 June 2018