May 31, 2012 / Posted in  Advice, Borrowing, credit card, Finance, guide, Money

Inefficient use of credit cards is costing UK consumers considerable sums of money on an annual basis, according to the price comparison company MoneySupermarket, which has published a list of hints on how to avoid falling into that particular trap.

Using a card with a low interest rate of course will help you keep the associated costs down and it is well worth shopping around the find out where the best deals are to be found...

May 27, 2012 / Posted in  Borrowing, credit card, Finance, Money, News

You may or may not have noticed but the prevalence of contactless payment options across the UK is steadily on the increase. Barclaycard has announced its latest effort to promote the use of such technology in stores and outlets of various kinds in the shape of what it calls the PayTag system. The idea is that mobile phone users can attach a small PayTag sticker to the back of their handsets and pay in a matter of moments by touching it to a suitably equipped terminal.

The phenomena look set to catch on and its advocates are convinced that the contactless payment systems being introduced will serve to ease congestion within the busier supermarkets and other retail outlets around the country. The American-owned supermarket chain Asda recently became the latest business to opt in on the scheme, which is still in the pilot stage, with 25 of its stores soon to be equipped with PayTag technology.

Asda’s inclusion in the project follows the lead of its great supermarket rival Tesco, and sees it join the likes o...