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  • 22/13/2012

    Number of U.S. credit card account holders jumps 14%

    by Sarah Cox

    The number of U.S credit card account holders jumped by 14% last year, according to a report by The Washington Post. The increase is thought to be a result of the banking industry’s move to relax account holder standards. According to data provided by TransUnion, 42.3 million people opened accounts last year, with roughly a quar...

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  • 21/13/2012

    Credit card comparison site offers free cuddly meerkats

    by Sarah Cox

    Forget the usual promotional offers about 0% on balance transfers and a fantastic interest rate, one credit card comparison site is offering a free soft toy to new credit card customers. Those inventive souls at comparethemarket.com are giving away a free cuddly meerkat to customers who sign up to a credit card or loan, or take out insura...

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  • 21/52/2012

    Beware: Strippers Steal Credit Cards in the US

    by Laura Murphy

    Two women have been charged with theft in Connecticut after stealing credit cards from intoxicated strip club visitors. Employed as exotic dancers at C-Mowes, both Tanya L. Bagwell, 34, and Samantha L. Metz, 24, were found guilty of stealing over $500. Chief David Clark stated the money was taken from the account before the man had report...

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  • 12/22/2012

    China Announce Citigroup Inc. to issue Credit Cards for New Credit

    by J.Gray

    On the 5th Feb, 2012, China announced its intention to allow Citigroup to issue Credit cards for new credit. The move seems to indicate the start of an opening up of the banking industry there as up until now, banks from the West have not been allowed to issue their own bank cards in the country. WTO Aim to get China to Issue Credit Cards...

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  • 12/01/2012

    Using Credit Card Comparison Sites in the UK

    by J.Gray

      According to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), many people today are moving away from using traditional methods of raising money such as credit cards, and going instead to payday lenders. They were originally meant for those on low income but are now appealing to more mainstream users and as a result, credit card companies have to be m...

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  • 05/50/2011

    New Mobile Phone Credit Card Payments

    by Mac

    The rise of smart phones has now led to an interesting new development in the world of credit card payments. With a large amount of UK internet traffic these days being down to smart phones a new app is being brought out by CreditCall to make online credit card and debit card payments faster but more importantly secure too. These apps hav...

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  • 05/47/2011

    Don’t let online credit card fraud ruin Christmas

    by Mac

    Shopping online is a great way to save time and hassle when it comes to shopping for Christmas gifts however although online fraud incidents have decreased in frequency in the past 2 years don't be one of the people who are caught out. There a few simple things you can do to ensure your Christmas isn't ruined by fraud- starting with using a c...

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  • 14/32/2011

    Win back HSBC credit card spending

    by Laura Murphy

    HSBC has announced the launch of an exciting regional campaign allowing customers to win back the cost of all retail purchases made between November 1st and December 31st2011. HSBC credit card holders from UAE, Qatar, Bahran, Jordan and Egypt will be automatically entered into the campaign giving them the chance to win back everything the...

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