Tag: Credit cards
4 months ago
mirror.co.uk

Carer stole £16,000 from pensioner on day he died and spent it on TV and luxury holiday

Carer Clair Sohail, 48, Balderton, Nottinghamshire, stole £16,800 from her vulnerable client, 71, after he died, and ...

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7 months ago
mirror.co.uk

Mum of woman whose 'dead body' was paraded on Hamas truck told daughter is still alive

Shani Louk was attending Nova music festival near Kibbutz Re'im when Hamas terrorists launched their attack - viral f...

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9 months ago
wsj.com

Splitit Payments Takes Private Equity Backing in Pursuit of Large Merchants, CEO Says

The company agreed to issue new preferred shares to Motive Partners in exchange for $50 million in funding

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9 months ago
nationalworld.com

Nicola Sturgeon: Former SNP leader's government spent £14m taxpayer cash including on heelstopper...

Documents show that money was spent on everyday products during the Covid-19 lockdown, but there were also some stran...

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10 months ago
wsj.com

U.S. Stock Indexes Open Higher, Led by Nasdaq

Major stock indexes rose, pointing to markets stabilizing after Thursday’s selloff in the Nasdaq Composite, and to a ...

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11 months ago
mirror.co.uk

How Lady Gaga's make-up range will give you a true poker face - for £200

Compared with Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty, Gaga’s price point is higher, but her demographic is older. So how does it feel...

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12 months ago
nationalworld.com

How to check my credit score: What is it, how does UK system work? Experian, Equifax and ClearSco...

With the cost of living crisis squeezing household budgets, boosting your credit score could help ease your finances ...

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12 months ago
mirror.co.uk

Meet the brave wives and daughters who spoke out to bring down ruthless Italian mafia

Nothing could stop what was one of most powerful criminal organisations in the world, no one would dare touch them - ...

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12 months ago
mirror.co.uk

Couple close business and sell home before moving into caravan to clear £45,000 debt

Juliet and Daniel Owen-Nuttall, from Sussex, sold their business and their home and took up a nomadic life traveling ...

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about 1 year ago
telegraph.co.uk

Chip and pin now used in fewer than one in 10 card payments

Lowest level of chip and pin use on record as spenders continue to abandon cash

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over 1 year ago
nationalworld.com

Sainsbury’s to slash Nectar reward points for millions from November

Sainsbury’s Bank is halving the number of Nectar points earned with each credit card transaction

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almost 2 years ago
wsj.com

‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Looks to Healthcare for Shot in the Arm

Companies battling a slowing economy and strained household budgets are increasingly turning to niche sectors to secu...

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almost 2 years ago
nationalworld.com

Contactless card payment limit explained - how to set a spending cap

With the cost of living crisis squeezing UK budgets, putting a restriction on your contactless card could save you money

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almost 2 years ago
nationalworld.com

Your credit score is vital to your finances - here’s why it matters

With the cost of living making life harder for most Brits, boosting your credit score could help ease your finances -...

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almost 2 years ago
nationalworld.com

Your credit score is vital to your finances - here’s why it matters

With the cost of living making life harder for most Brits, boosting your credit score could help ease your finances -...

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about 2 years ago
wsj.com

Splitit Shares Jump on Talks With Google Over US Payments

Splitit Payments Ltd.’s shares are 17% higher after the buy-now-pay-later provider said it was in talks with Google a...

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about 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

The Works forced to close stores and cancel online orders due to cyber attack

The stationery and books retailer said the hack also resulted in new stock deliveries to its shops being temporarily ...

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about 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

TSB customers hit by IT payments error with customers charged twice

Some TSB customers woke up to discover they were overdrawn on Tuesday morning, after being hit by a technical failure...

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about 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

High Court rules Teletext Holidays broke law by withholding millions in holiday refunds

Travel giants Teletext Holidays and Alpharooms entered liquidation just before Christmas, affecting tens of thousands...

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over 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

'Tinder Swindler' Simon Leviev banned from dating apps as victims launch GoFundMe

Victims of Tinder Swindler Simon Leviev have launched a GoFundMe page in a desperate bid to get their money back afte...

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over 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Woman discovers boyfriend is cheating after finding clue in jewellery order

Liv Portio, owner of DBL Jewelry, went viral on TikTok after she posted a message she received from a confused woman ...

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over 2 years ago
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Amazon to stop accepting UK Visa credit cards next week in row over payment fees

The online retailer has been embroiled in a payments row with Visa since November last year, and if a resolution is n...

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over 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Teletext Holidays and Alpharooms collapse into administration - what it means for you

The administration, which affects more than 4,000 customers, comes after the Travel Trust Association revoked the mem...

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over 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Teletext Holidays and Alpharooms on brink of collapse as thousands still owed refunds

A potential administration, which would affect more than 4,000 customers, comes after the Travel Trust Association re...

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over 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Mum transforms life to pay £35,000 debt after being left penniless for Christmas

In 2019, Chloe Symonds couldn’t afford fairy lights for Christmas - but two years later, she's living a completely di...

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over 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Six important questions to ask yourself before buying anything on Black Friday

The Black Friday discount day is back with a bang this year with shoppers expected to spend almost £9.2bn this weeken...

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over 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Warning over sinister new 'skimming' scam that's exposed thousands of shoppers to fraud

Skimming was traditionally the term given to cash machine fraud - where criminals fit ATMs with devices that can read...

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over 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Amazon to stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in UK in huge change for buyers

The online behemoth said the change is due to the high fees charged by Visa to process transactions - with the new pa...

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over 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Single mum says 'cruel' Universal Credit cut is matter of survival for her family

Gemma Widdowfield says the £20 Unviersal Credit cut 'is a matter of survival' for her family and says she cannot unde...

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over 2 years ago
wsj.com

Ant to Fully Share Consumer Credit Data With China’s Government

Credit data generated by the fintech giant’s consumer lending service will be made available to the central bank’s cr...

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over 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Smartphone users urged to delete 8 apps over 'Joker' virus that can access texts

The "Joker" malware was first identified in 2019 and uses hidden spyware to sign up victims to expensive subscription...

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over 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Number of new mortgage approvals dropped to one year low after stamp duty cut off

Some 75,200 loans were approved for house purchase in July, down from 80,300 in June, when the full stamp duty saving...

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over 2 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Mum says she will be left penniless when £20 Universal Credit uplift is revoked

Families say they will be left destitute and unable to afford basic items such as food and transport when the uplift ...

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almost 3 years ago
wsj.com

Square Agrees to Acquire Afterpay for $29 Billion in All-Stock Deal

The Australian installment-payment company, which positions its service as a cheaper and more responsible alternative...

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almost 3 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Restaurant workers to get 100% of all tips under new proposals - explained

Restaurants, bars and other businesses could be forced to hand over all tips to their staff under new proposals

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almost 3 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Amigo on brink of insolvency after judge rules 10% payouts for victims is unfair

Amigo lends money to people with a poor credit history, but has been criticised for its controversial affordability c...

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about 3 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Five ways to get your bank balance on track this Bank Holiday - starting now

Bank Holiday fever is upon us, but before you get swept up in the shopping madness, give your bank balance a quick he...

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about 3 years ago
mirror.co.uk

Last chance for millions to get Covid payment holidays on loans and mortgages

The Financial Conduct Authority – which heads up the payments – said the most recent extension announced in January w...

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about 3 years ago
telegraph.co.uk

Five-fold increase in card fees expected when buying from EU

British consumers could face higher costs when buying from EU as Brexit ends Europe cap

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