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• Dormant Amex credit card holders face charges -- American Express credit card holders face a charge of £20 if they do not use their accounts for a year or more. ... (more)
• Prepaid card program rolls out for students -- An innovative new link-up between MasterCard and a private school could promote financial responsibility among youngsters, if successful. ... (more)
• Credit card parking ticket surcharge opposed -- A campaigner is calling for a class action suit to oppose the practice of charging surcharges on those who pay parking tickets by credit card. ... (more)
• Mobile alerts being trialled by Visa -- A new mobile alert system that provides credit card customers with full details of their transactions is being trialled by Visa. ... (more)
• iPhone game spreads contactless card message -- Barclaycard has targeted iPhone users as part of its ad campaign for its new contactless services. ... (more)
• First Direct debuts social media newsroom -- Flickr and YouTube content is to be used in a new "social media newsroom" from credit card provider First Direct. ... (more)
• Currency switches can lead to losses -- Currency switches can lead to losses. Foreign credit card purchases are sometimes being charged in sterling rather than the local currency, without the buyer being consulted first. ... (more)
• Abbey credit cards make Santander switch -- Low rate credit cards provider Abbey is to undergo a rebranding exercise with Santander. ... (more)
• Cards group publishes fraud advice guide -- The UK Cards Association published a fraud-busting guide for credit card customers traveling abroad. ... (more)
• Credit card users not fully utilising Faster Payments Service -- Credit card customers are not making full use of a system which allows them to make quicker payments, Apacs warns ... (more)
• Online retailer launches credit card -- Play.com customers are now able to take advantage of a loyalty scheme from the online retailer, through a credit card launched 20 May. ... (more)
• Contactless credit cards won't replace cash -- Contactless credit cards won't take the place of cash "anytime soon", UK payments association Apacs has suggested. ... (more)
• New credit card aims to cut down fraud -- Visa is testing a new credit card which could help tackle the problem of card fraud by ensuring that a pin must always be entered for a transaction to take place. ... (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)
• Anti-skimming system protects credit card deals -- The problem of credit card skimming at cash machines has led to the launch of a new device from ADT Security Services. ... (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)