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A LEADING provider of processing services for credit card and store card clients in the UK said it would stop carrying out the work by 2009. Nottingham-based Experian, which is best known for its credit checking service, said more customers were choosing to do the processing in-house. Experian currently provides the software and systems to run all aspects of card and loan processing for a large ...

Thu 27th Apr 2006 Women are worse than men at buying anniversary presents for their partners, a study by Tesco Bonus Credit Card has claimed today, with 20 per cent of women never having bought their partner a present for an anniversary, compared to ten per cent of men. Overall, 78 per cent of Britons have bought a present to celebrate an anniversary at least twice, according to Tesco, a ...

Tue 25th Apr 2006 A Barclaycard Credit Card holiday alert service has been announced by the company today and is intended to prevent rejections of customers' cards when they are travelling overseas. These rejections are caused by the fact that when a transaction takes place in a foreign country, it is immediately referred to Barclaycard to check that it is not fraudulent. Foreign retail ...

Michael Clarke, This is Money25 April 2006 WE all go though the usual pre-holiday check list when preparing to jet-off on our summer break - cancel the papers, turn off the water, make sure the pets are looked after. Well, add another one to your list – phone your bank. STRESS FREE: Overseas card fraud has fallen in recent years WANT TO KNOW MORE? CHARGES: Banks' overseas card charges DEAL FINDER: Great credit card deals BEST BUYS: Our card recommendations SPECIAL REPOR ...

This is Money24 April 2006 MORTGAGE lending by Britain's major banks bounced back during March after borrowers returned following their February. CARD TRICK: Borrowers are shunning credit cards and personal loans but mortgage lending rose substantially in March WANT TO KNOW MORE? REPORT: Catch in small loans exposed DEAL FINDER: Top mortgage deals GUIDES: Getting out of debt OTHER STORIES Cost of mortgage switch soars Yours, but you can't live in it New on the ma ...

NEARLY half of credit card holders are taking advantage of loyalty schemes attached to their plastic, a survey has showed. Just under a third of people have redeemed loyalty points, used Airmiles or received cash back during the past three months, according to Morgan Stanley Consumer Banking. Those with a Goldfish credit card were most likely to be making the most of their loyalty scheme, w ...