All articles featuring 'Payments Council'
Electronic money transfers to go through within one working day
4 January 2012Most transfers will this week go through within one business day, under a new EU directive
No cheque guarantee cards return
21 December 2011Cheque guarantee cards, abandoned in June, will not be re-introduced, says the Payments Council
MPs call for return of cheque guarantee cards
16 November 2011MPs are keeping up the pressure after the cards were abandoned in June by the Payments Council
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MPs call for cheque guarantee card return
24 August 2011An organisation which sets payment methods should consider reintroducing the cheque guarantee card, MPs said
Cheques will NOT be axed after U-turn
12 July 2011The move, which ends the proposed abolition of cheques in 2018, has been met with joy by elderly charities
Switching bank accounts to be made easier
6 July 2011The Payments Council has this week announced plans to make it easier for consumers to switch bank accounts
Cheque guarantee cards to be abolished tomorrow
29 June 2011From 30 June these cards, used to guarantee cheque payments in shops, will no longer be accepted
PlayStation users' data stolen in hack: what should you do?
27 April 2011Millions of users have been warned their personal information, including credit card details, may have been stolen
Warning over bank holiday cheques
26 April 2011Consumers were warned that cheques could take up to two weeks to clear because of the high number of bank holidays
Treasury Committee to reopen cheques enquiry
14 April 2011Banks stand accused of ignoring millions of vulnerable people by pressing ahead with plans to phase out cheques
Cheques to disappear by 2018
16 December 2009The UK's Payments Council has announced today that cheques will be extinct by 31 October 2018
Cheques move a step closer to extinction
25 June 2009More retailers could stop accepting cheques, after a banking body ruled cheque guarantee cards will soon be abolished
Home phone and broadband prices on the rise
Which? launches collective energy switching campaign
Retailers in extended warranty shake-up
Rise in first-time buyers predicted
Will the big freeze hit energy bills?
"Wish I'd been stupid enough to get PPI in the first place"
Surprise call from Ed Davey, Energy Minister – on collective switching
A warning to freelancers and the self-employed everywhere
A dragon in the Napoleonic wars
Student loans will be interest free for many 2012 starters
