Chip and Pin does not stop card fraud from rising
Archive for March, 2009
Chip and Pin does not stop card fraud from rising
By admin | March 31st, 2009 | Credit CardsAccording to a recent report the Chip and Pin technology that was brought in some years ago to try and combat card fraud has done nothing to stop the level of card fraud from rising, and recently released figures have indicated that card fraud has now reached a record high despite the fact that Chip [...]
Credit cards take a bashing over Michael Jackson tour
By admin | March 30th, 2009 | Credit CardsEarlier this month it was announced that the Prince of Pop, Michael Jackson, had decided to perform a series of concerts at the O2 Arena in London, and it came as no surprise that millions of adoring fans started to make immediate plans to try and get their hands on tickets to see their idol. [...]
Nationwide voted most responsible credit card provider
By admin | March 28th, 2009 | Credit CardsIn a recent poll the Nationwide Building Society has been voted the most responsible credit card lender, and this was announced at the recent annual Card Awards.
Tags: nationwide credit cards, nationwide
Would you be more confident shopping online with a prepaid card?
By admin | March 24th, 2009 | FeaturedFor many people the thought of shopping online has become something of a daunting and nerve-racking one, not because they don’t know what they are doing online but because of the sophisticated means by which fraudsters have started to carry out credit and debit card fraud.
Tags: credit card fraud, prepaid credit cards [...]
Nationwide to charge for using credit and debit card overseas
By admin | March 24th, 2009 | Credit CardsAccording to a recent report Nationwide is to start charging consumers who use its credit cards and debit cards overseas, and this results from a change of policy that will see customers that use their plastic overseas being hit with a charge from the building society.
Tags: nationwide, nationwide foreign charge
New 0% balance transfer card launched by Abbey
By admin | March 23rd, 2009 | Balance TransfersEarlier this month the Spanish owned High Street bank, Abbey, launched a new balance transfer credit card that could benefit many consumers.
Tags: Balance Transfers, abbey credit card
Bank tries to crack down on credit card fraud
By admin | March 22nd, 2009 | Credit CardsOne High Street bank is trying to clamp down on card fraud by introducing new technology that could help to tackle this rising problem.
Tags: credit card security, credit card fraud, hsbc
Mastercard could suffer due to reliance on credit cards
By admin | March 19th, 2009 | Credit CardsSome industry officials are claiming that one of the world’s leading credit card networks, Mastercard, could be in for a rough time, and this is because of its reliance on credit cards rather than debit cards.
Tags: debit cards, MasterCard, Credit Cards
Card spending soars to nearly £95 billion during fourth quarter
By admin | March 18th, 2009 | Credit CardsRecently released figures have shown that spending on credit and debit cards in the UK during the final quarter of 2008 soared to the value of close to £95 billion, with an increase in transactions.
Tags: credit card spending, Credit Cards
Interest rates on credit cards are still on the rise
By admin | March 16th, 2009 | Balance TransfersSome industry officials and consumers have expressed concern because the interest rates that are being charged on some credit cards are still rising even though the base interest rate has plummeted to its lowest level in the history of the Bank of England, at just 1 percent.
Tags: credit card interest rates, Credit [...]
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