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Debit-cards

Posts tagged with "debit-cards"

5 June 2020 in Money

What’s your experience of using prepaid cards?

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Have you ever opted to use a prepaid card to spend money overseas or for any other reason? The Which? Money Helpline would like to hear your experiences.

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30 July 2019 in Money

Scam warning: fake phone calls from the ‘Visa’ fraud department

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A complex scam involving phone calls from ‘Visa’ followed by the ‘police’ is currently doing the rounds. Here’s what you need to watch out for.

(more on ‘visa’ fraud department scam call…_

22 March 2019 in Technology

Is contactless security a concern?

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My husband isn’t convinced contactless payments are secure, so he’s still using the chip and pin function. But is he right to be concerned?

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4 September 2018 in Money

Have you ever lost your purse or wallet?

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Whether we’re using contactless to buy lunch or our phones to pay for a train or bus journey, many of us are now cashless, relying on cards to run our daily routines. So how would you cope if you lost the lot?

(on losing your wallet…)

13 January 2018 in Money, Shopping

Card surcharge ban: will everyone play by the new rules?

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card surcharges

As of Saturday 13 January, new EU rules will come into force to ban added card surcharges. Food delivery service Just Eat seems to have already worked out a way to get around the ban, but will other companies follow suit?  (more on new card surcharge ban…)

17 December 2017 in Money

Contactless cards: shouldn’t all providers give you the choice to opt out?

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contactless card payment

Love them or hate them, contactless cards are here to stay, with over £4bn being spent on them every month in the UK. While most providers allow you to opt out, some, such as Barclaycard, don’t. Is this right? (more on contactless cards…)

19 July 2017 in Money

The death of the rip-off card surcharge

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Paying on card

Thank you to over 40,000 of our supporters who backed our campaign to end rip-off card charges. These sneaky fees for using credit and debit cards finally get the chop. Have you been stung by a card surcharge when making a payment?

(more on card surcharges…)

9 April 2017 in Money

Contactless cards: would you opt out of having one?

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contactless payment card

Contactless debit and credit cards are fast becoming the default payment method for purchases under £30 across the UK, with spending on them having tripled to £25bn last year. But are you happy using them? (more on contactless cards…)

5 October 2014 in Money

Does your bank alert you to fraudulent activity on your card?

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I’m always wary of answering withheld numbers. The past few years spent fighting back offers of new phone contracts and fictitious compensation claims have me hanging up when I see ‘no caller ID’.

(more about card fraud…)

24 June 2014 in Money

Are we ready for a cashless society?

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Money on chess board

The use of cash to pay for goods and services is falling rapidly in the UK as we dig out the plastic to make purchases. Are you ready to live in a world where cash is no longer king?

(more on a cashless society…)

6 October 2013 in Money

Your help makes companies act on rip-off surcharges

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Surcharges logo

We’ve been overwhelmed by your support for our surcharges campaign, which brought about a ban on excessive charges. And now five companies are changing their rules due to your reports…

(more about surcharges…)

5 July 2013 in Money

Trouble cancelling recurring card payments? Not anymore…

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Credit cards fanned out

Continuous card payments have become notorious for being difficult to cancel. But thankfully, the Financial Conduct Authority has stepped in to make sure this is no longer the case.

(more about recurring card payments…)

3 July 2013 in Money

Debit cards take over online – but are you at risk?

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A credit card close up

Barely a week goes by where I don’t order something online using my debit card. But am I putting myself at risk by using my debit card instead of a credit card?

(more about debit vs credit cards…)

7 June 2013 in Money

Your view: paying with cash or plastic

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Credit cards

We reported on new BRC research that cash is the most popular way to pay in UK shops. You told us why that doesn’t always ring true for you, and how much you value your credit and debit cards.

(more about preferred payment methods…)

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