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• 'Mr Twitter' behind iPhone credit card system -- The founder of social networking site Twitter is thought to be behind an innovative iPhone credit card system currently on trial in the US. ... (more)
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• Contactless technology trialled by Barclaycard -- A new contactless payment system, which allows people to make charitable donations, was trialled by Barclaycard in London ... (more)
• Brit tourists pay big for cash withdrawals -- Holidaymakers from Britain were charged a total of £106m on credit card cash withdrawals in Europe last month. ... (more)
• Brits spending extra on overseas ATM fees -- UK credit card customers spend £284m extra a year on overseas cash machine charges ... (more)
• Prepaid credit card halts overseas ATM fees -- Caxton FX is to no longer charge extra fees for overseas ATM use on its Euro and Dollar prepaid credit cards ... (more)
• Gap year travellers pay more with credit cards -- Students on their gap years using credit cards abroad must take care with their spending, FairFX has said. ... (more)
• Prepaid credit cards help with budgeting -- Prepaid credit cards are being used by consumers for budgeting and to keep from falling into more debt ... (more)
• New contactless device debuts at Contactless Intelligence show -- The PoS Paddle Tap-It -- a new contactless device for payments -- launched at the Contactless Intelligence Conference and Exhibition ... (more)
• Brits charging less on credit cards, using debit more -- Brits have been using credit cards more responsibly. ... (more)
• UK debit and credit cards - Why chip and pin? -- Chip and PIN is part of an international initiative to combat credit card fraud; the UK was one of the first countries to roll it out. ... (more)