05th July 2007
Most people hesitate in spending money in order to insure their credit cards. But little do they know the truth.
Thirteen thousand credit cards are stolen, lost, or misplaced every day in the UK. What if yours is one of them? Imagine if your card is s...
03rd July 2007
All your financial activity is recorded and stored by 3 UK credit reference agencies. These are:
Equifax
CallCredit
Experian
If you apply for a credit card, then your credit card company will check your record from any of these 3 agencies. It then...
01st July 2007
The credit card is just about 50 years old and yet, today there are more credit cards in the UK than people. In fact, £25 billion are spent annually using credit cards in the UK alone!
It all began in the year 1951, when a New York based bank called ...
29th June 2007
Whether you are a spender or a saver, there are now a mind boggling variety of credit card options from which you can make a selection. You will be spoilt for choice - from the bland vanilla credit cards that offer one or two months of interest free credi...
29th June 2007
"Phishing" pronounced "fishing" occurs when spurious sites or emails capture your credit card or bank account details. Emails are sophisticated, and sites look genuine so it’s very difficult, almost impossible, to catch phishing. So see if these tips he...
25th June 2007
Universal credit ratings and credit blacklists are nonexistent. Yes, that’s right. Each company will assess you in their own way, although logically, a bad risk for one company is an equally bad risk for another.
Your credit activity is stored by 3 ...
19th June 2007
The newly introduced Chip and Pin scheme has been incorporated in almost all shops, shopping centres, restaurants and websites. The main intent of introducing such a system is to prevent credit card owners from signing for their purchases with the hope th...
15th June 2007
Credit card cheques are merely another method credit card companies have devised in order to market their credit cards. Sometimes, companies mail unsolicited credit card cheques to their customers to tempt them to make purchases with them.
In order to...
12th June 2007
This question is almost as tough as deciding between Coke and Pepsi. Visa and Mastercard have been battling each other since the 1960s; however, it was American Express that really started the credit wars between the giants during the early 1960s. Amex, a...
07th June 2007
A store card is merely another type of a credit card with some differences:
You can use a store card only in a shop or a chain of shops that are owned by one company
You can use the store card to make purchases online, at the store’s website
Bot...
06th June 2007
Shopping online with your credit card is fraught with risk and you should take extreme care while doing so. Below are some tips you must ensure that you follow while surfing the Web and visiting ecommerce sites.
Avoid Online Transactions
While it ...
05th June 2007
Balance transfer credit cards, as the name suggests, allow you to shift the outstanding amount from your current card to another credit card – often for minimal cost. This new card might offer an interest free period or a more attractive rate of interes...
04th June 2007
You might be shocked to know that, as a credit card consumer, you may have paid up to £25 in hidden charges! A huge number of credit card users’ end up paying hefty charges that are taken without their knowledge. It has become such a burning issue that...
31st May 2007
If you find yourself confused about which credit card to select, then here are a few tips to help you make a firm decision. First, ask yourself, why do I need a credit card? Other than convenience, generally, people will opt for a credit card because they...
31st May 2007
Rate tarts are the savvy bargain hunters of the credit card world. They exploit the credit card system to the full and thus:
avoid paying interest on their purchases
manage to borrow money on their cards almost for free
proceed to make more money wit...
