FSA's new pre-paid card rules come with a catch

4 May 2011

Unused cash on a pre-paid card must now be repaid in full on request, but could still be subject to huge charges

Sainsbury's £5 worldwide family travel insurance loophole

14 September 2010

A new fee-charging credit card offers travel cover, yet you could ditch the plastic once you return from holiday

HSBC to dispense more £5 notes

3 September 2010

It will soon have fivers in 10% of its ATMs, in part of a wider banking move to up the supply of such notes

£5-only cash machines launched

28 June 2010

Bank Machine has installed 21 ATMs across Britain that only give out fivers, regardless how much money is withdrawn

Banks slammed over plastic charges

16 June 2010

Shoppers could be saved £480m a year if banks stop high fees on processing purchases with credit and debit cards.

True or false? Scottish notes aren't legal tender

12 May 2010

As the Edward Elgar £20 note is set to be phased out at the end of June, we bring you the facts and fiction of your cash

Stop queuing at cash machines – there's no need

27 April 2010

Too few people know the key rules – you can use any bank's cash machine for free, while ATMs that charge must tell you

Cash payments set to slump further

14 April 2010

Coins and notes will be used in less than half of transactions within five years, according to research out today