Barclaycard News Articles

shop smart at christmas - Published:16/12/07

The people Advice Bureau (CAB) has joined with Barclaycard to issue a praise card-sized guide to smarter Christmas shoppingIt contains ten smart shopping tips to help consumers avoid money owing and run their finances and is available from the CAB o...

barclaycard's three-in-one rolls out - Published:15/12/07

Barclaycertificate will this week launch its OnePulse certificate, which combines touch-payment ability with a credit card and Oyster travel pass for London-based customersThe card operates with 'contactless skill', allowing Londoners to valve it to...

Oyster to merge with Barclaycard credit cards - Published:14/12/07

As a number of fee and speed increases hits the credit card market, it is "more important than ever" that people supermarket around for a good deal, according to WhichInternet shoppers have been advised to use their credit cards for online purchases...

Barclaycard lowers APR - Published:13/12/07

As a number of fee and speed increases hits the credit card market, it is "more important than ever" that people shop around for a high-quality deal, according to WhichInternet shoppers have been advised to use their credit cards for online purchase...

charity credit card hits â£20m donations - Published:12/12/07

Halifax and store of Scotland (HBOS) charity credit cards are now celebrating having strike the £20 million mark in donations since their openUK credit card providers are constantly innovating to provide novel credit card rewards and perks, but the ...

Credit card users 'lose £70m abroad' - Published:08/12/07

As a number of charge and rate increases hits the credit card market, it is "more important than ever" that people shop around for a high-quality deal, according to WhichInternet shoppers have been advised to use their credit cards for online purcha...

Credit card company lowers rates - Published:07/12/07

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Barclaycard launches green credit card - Published:06/12/07

As a figure of fee and rate increases hits the credit card market, it is "more important than ever" that populace shop around for a good deal, according to WhichInternet shoppers have been advised to use their credit cards for online purchases by sh...

Barclaycard: Debts of £1.5bn to be written off - Published:05/12/07

As a number of charge and rate increases hits the credit card market, it is "more important than ever" that populace shop around for a good deal, according to WhichInternet shoppers have been advised to use their credit cards for online purchases by...

Cashback most popular feature in a competitive credit card market - Published:04/12/07

As a number of charge and rate increases hits the credit card market, it is "more important than ever" that people shop around for a good contract, according to WhichInternet shoppers have been advised to use their credit cards for online purchases ...

Barclaycard mobile phone payment trial - Published:01/12/07

Barclaycard is trialling a scheme in which clientele can use their mobiles to make expenditure for purchases under £10As part of the trial, 500 Barclaycard customers will be given mobiles with London travel Oyster cards built inA total of 225 of tha...

How To Avoid Paying Interest On Your Debts - Published:30/11/07

Until the mid-Nineties, if you had owed money on a credit card, then you only had one option: pay off this debt as soon as possible However, in the next semi of the Nineties, balance transfers made this a whole group easierHere's how balance transfe...

3 Ways To Avoid The Worst Credit Card Trick - Published:17/10/07

In 99% Of Credit Cards Use This Dire Trick, I explained how credit-card companies run to charge you loads of interest, even if you have a 0% deal organizationProvided you don't employ your card for cash advances (eg withdrawing cash) or credit-card ...

Transfer Balance To 0% And Dodge The Fee! - Published:23/09/07

Credit-card companies are more devious than Gollum By promoting 0% balance-transfer cards in huge letters and burying the charge, they deceive people into thinking the cards are completely free until it's too lateMost Fools won't fall for that old d...

Cashless payments hit London - Published:21/09/07

Consumers can now use cashless expenditure to pay for small items with an implement that also doubles up as a credit cardBarclaycard has announced that consume and Krispy Kreme will be the first retailers to accept the Barclaycard OnePulse without t...

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Affinity credit cards praised - Published:20/09/07

praise CARDS LOW RATE praise CARDSSTUDENT praise CARDS0% APR praise CARDSCREDIT CARDS ONLINEBALANCE TRANSFERSAffinity credit cards, which offer a connection to certain charitable organisation and thereby allow users to donate regularly, can still of...

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Cinema tickets available for Barclays students - Published:19/09/07

The letters already offer young savers a host of attractive features, counting an interest-free overdraft of £1,000, which will increase up to £2,000Available to those students who take on a scholar additions bank account and a scholar Barclaycard, ...

Are 0% Balance Transfers Still Going Strong? - Published:17/09/07

Gone are the days when there were no fees for transferring your credit-card equilibrium A couple of years ago this was relatively common, but now you'll have to disburse for the privilege The credit-card industry doesn't have the most excellent of r...

Barclaycard waives payments for flood-stricken customers - Published:15/09/07

Barclaycard has responded to the great flooding that has hit parts of the UK by waiving the minimum journal payment for those affectedThe credit card provider has waived the obligation for all customers in flood-stricken areas for the next 30 daysIn...

Get Rewarded For Your Loyalty - Published:14/09/07

Many of us love the idea of a freebie and reward credit cards are attractive for this very reason But they don't offer the most excellent deal when it comes to spirited interest rates on debt You only need to take a very quick glance at the APR inf...

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New green credit card launched - Published:13/09/07

praise CARDS LOW RATE praise CARDSSTUDENT praise CARDS0% APR praise CARDSCREDIT CARDS ONLINEBALANCE TRANSFERSBarclaycard has officially unveiled its novel range of credit cards that are designed to appeal to ethically-aware consumersThe new credit c...

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Credit card warning minimum payments - Published:12/09/07

UK credit card customers have been warned that they countenance a "money owing sentence" if they only pay off the minimum amount each monthFinancial services recommendation group uSwitch claimed that about one in ten UK credit card users only pays t...

A 5% Cashback Card - Published:11/09/07

A few years ago we seemed to be awash with good offers for cashback credit cards But then they seemed to fall out of favour, and it became rare to see any deals that offered more than 05% for any important length of timeCapital One recently upped th...

New credit card launched with delayed interest on purchases - Published:10/09/07

CREDIT CARDS near to the ground RATE CREDIT CARDSSTUDENT CREDIT CARDS0% APR CREDIT CARDSCREDIT CARDS ONLINEBALANCE TRANSFERSThe position Office has unveiled a new credit card deal that may be of interest to customers looking to holdup interest repay...

Charitable wing of financial services provider invites worthy cause suggestions - Published:07/09/07

Travel InsuranceCharitable wing of financial armed forces provider invites worthy cause suggestionsThe Yorkshire Building Society Charitable Foundation is attractive banking customers to nominate charities to take delivery of a no-strings-attached g...

Barclays credit card goes eco-friendly - Published:05/09/07

A new Barclays credit card is contribution consumers the chance to display their environmentally friendly qualificationsLaunched yesterday (July 2nd), customers who take on the Barclaycard Breathe option will be guaranteed a low interest rate of 59 ...

New credit card unveiled - Published:04/09/07

praise CARDS LOW RATE praise CARDSSTUDENT praise CARDS0% APR praise CARDSCREDIT CARDS ONLINEBALANCE TRANSFERSConsumers have been put on attentive by the launch of a new credit card from a financial services providerThe Platinum Cashback Card from cr...

Credit cards part of green financial services evolution - Published:03/09/07

Becoming greener is a preoccupation for many UK customers The tendency of reconsidering how we live and act has caused thousands of individuals and businesses to reconsider their decisions, including their monetary services choices One way in which ...

How DIY can add value to your first home - Published:31/08/07

unparalleled property owners are no longer content to get on to the housing ladder and unwind New research shows they are ready to use big money on home improvements so they can move up the rungs quicklyThis is Money has been named Financial Website...

Credit card borrowing falls, financing figures indicate - Published:25/05/07

praise CARDS LOW RATE praise CARDSSTUDENT praise CARDS0% APR praise CARDSCREDIT CARDS ONLINEBALANCE TRANSFERSTotal expenditure on credit cards dropped somewhat last month, according to newly-published financing figurespsychoanalysis of statistics fr...