| MINI have teamed up with Am-Ex to launch a new credit card. Using the MINI credit card at MINI dealerships and when filling up with petrol enables you to enter competitions each month to win MINI related goodies and prizes.The card has 3 different MINI based designs. Apply for MINI Credit Card at Am-Ex... Or you can find out more on the money by mini website.The card is currently available in the UK only. |
- Last Modified: 2006-06-14 02:53:00
| Found this when trawling the F.A. website. If you apply successfully you get a free replica England shirt. Cool! |
- Last Modified: 2006-05-23 03:07:00
| Tech-Savvy fraudsters have already cracked the security of some chip & pin merchants it seems. It seems the wireless technology is not totally secure! Read this article for more details - and Frank Abagnale gives his views. Abagnale was the subject of the film 'catch me if you can' but went onto have a successful career helping catch fraudsters after his arrest. |
- Last Modified: 2006-05-10 02:39:00
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According to a new report, debit card spending for the last year rose 9%, to make it used more than cash in shops. Credit card spending remained the same. Britons love their plastic!
"For the first time, debit card spending in shops - including online shopping - has outstripped the use of cash."
Taken from the BBC.
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- Last Modified: 2006-04-19 02:13:00
| Paypal is set to launch its own credit card. This seems the next logical step, and will tie in with their existing financial services & ebay (who own paypal). They will certainly have a fair amount of advertising weight!What the card will offer:* 12.9% Interest Rate (This is a fairly standard rate...)* 0% Interest on balance transfers for first 6 months (This is good to get people on board)* No Annual Fee (Pretty much the standard in the UK)* Instant Decisions on applicants.* ID theft insurance.* Fraud Protection.The credit card will be rolled |
- Last Modified: 2006-04-12 03:05:00
| You can win tickets to the World Cup 2006 in Germany with Barclaycard World Cup. They are one of the official sponsors of the tournament. This promotion ties in nicely with England winning the world cup in 1966, which was the same time as the Barclaycard credit card was launched. Here are the prizes in full:1st prizeIf your name's first out of the bag, you'll win VIP tickets to see a match in every one of the 12 FIFA World Cup stadiums. All transport and accommodation is included, along with €2000 of spending money, courtesy of MasterCard |
- Last Modified: 2006-04-06 05:35:00
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Excessive credit card fees may become a thing of the past soon, as UK credit watchdogs are on to the credit card companies. A fee 'cap' may be introduced to limit the spiralling fees of most systems, which just push people further into debt.
More Info Here at RTE
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- Last Modified: 2006-04-05 03:53:00
| Card Wise UK has just started a credit card directory, to place all credit card related links we come across.This is an ongoing project, but by all means please use the form and send us your details. |
- Last Modified: 2006-03-31 02:00:00
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C.A.R.E. is teaching high school seniors what to look out for when they hit college campuses.
"It's a fact that between 1994 and 2004, bankruptcy among people under the age of 25 rose 96 percent. After hearing more students drop out of school because of credit card debt than bad grades, these kids said they don't want to be a target."
Perhaps the UK will follow suit. With students getting offered more incentives to use certain banks when attending University, they can end up getting into bad debt if they are not careful.
Read More Here Abo |
- Last Modified: 2006-03-30 01:36:00
| Another good story written after the budget and has more about the Lloyds TSB overseas credit card case, and what this means for consumers.The Office of Fair Trading has won its appeal against Lloyds TSB over protection given to consumers who use credit cards to buy goods overseas. This revelation probably became lost in all the post-Budget ruminations, but it is a victory for UK consumers.Read the full article at the telegraph website. |
- Last Modified: 2006-03-29 01:14:00
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