Credit card provider Capital One has launched two new card programs this month, the Platinum Card and the Platinum Cashback Card. Both provide applicants over the age of 21, earning at least £10,000 a year, a slew of competitive introductory features on top of low typical variable rates. Capital One Platinum Card Offering 0% on both balance transfers and purchases until ...

BT is the latest non-financial institution to jump on the plastic bandwagon and offer their customers credit card facilities. The card will be automatically linked to the customer’s telephone and broadband account, with a reduction made to the bill each time the card is used. This follows market research carried out by BT which shows that consumers prefer financial benefits automatically besto...

With fewer people using traveller’s cheques and not many of us wanting to risk carrying large amounts of foreign currency around, there is nothing like having plastic with us when we are holidaying abroad. However, the internet site uSwitch contend that UK customers will pay a staggering £355million this year in charges for using our debit...

HSBC, one of the UK's leading high-street banks, issued two new 0% credit card offers this month, however the cards have received some criticism from analysts who claim they are "unfair" because the deal that customers qualify for depends on the method by which they apply. The first offer is available in HSBC branches and over the phone. It features 0% interest on purchases for 12 mont...

Halifax has re-launched its popular One Card this month, and is providing it with some innovative new features, such as a 0% APR anniversary offer - a first for high-street banking. Much like its predecessor, the new-look card features the same introductory offer of 0% APR (annual percentage rate) for nine months on both balance transfers and purchases. Many card providers take...