‘Predatory’ Lenders Thri...

June 03, 2013

Many Britons are turning to payday lenders with ultra-high interest rates due to a lack of credible alternatives. With many banks offering limited short-term lending options to borrowers, an increasin...

Contactless Payment Systems...

May 18, 2013

One of the biggest recent innovations in retail payments might have a few holes for consumers. Contactless payment cards, which use new technology called ‘near field communication’ to authorize pa...

Hidden fees on internet book...

December 23, 2011

After a super complaint lodged by consumers’ advocacy, ‘Which?’, government is cracking down on last minute internet fees that are well hidden during the transaction and only appear on the final...

Is it the end of store card...

October 20, 2011

During the past couple of decades British shoppers were much like shoppers around the globe and were completely enamoured of store card shopping, with its ‘buy now pay later’ mentality. Unfortunat...