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American Express is shaking up its British Airways Avios credit cards from September - here's what it means for you
Card provider American Express is making a number of changes to its two British Airways rewards credit cards from 1 September. The shake-up will see annual fees hiked for some, while for others the spending threshold to earn a 'free' companion flight is falling - although they will now only be able to use this on economy class tickets. Here's what's happening.
31 August 2021
Lloyds Bank launches cashback credit card that pays up to 0.5% - plus a £20 introductory bonus
Lloyds Bank has launched a new credit card that enables holders to earn 0.25% cashback on up to £4,000 of annual spending and 0.5% above, with no cap on how much you can earn. You can also earn a £20 bonus if you spend £1,000 in the first 90 days. But Lloyds' cashback rate can be beaten by American Express - here's how it compares.
28 July 2021
New Nectar points boost if you connect your payment plastic to it – earn up to 30 points (15p) per £1 spent
Loyalty giant Nectar has launched a new scheme that allows you to link your account to a debit or credit card and earn bonus points when spending at selected partners
6 July 2021
M&S launches new rewards scheme for credit card customers - but how does it stack up?
M&S Bank has launched a new rewards scheme for its credit card holders called 'Club Rewards'. Once you're a member you can earn extra loyalty points, money-off M&S vouchers, free next day delivery and more.
30 June 2021
Three to scrap Wuntu rewards app
Mobile network Three has announced it is to close its Wuntu rewards app next month
26 November 2019
Lloyds Trustcard customers only have weeks to spend their points ahead of reward shake-up
Lloyds is revamping its legacy Trustcard credit card reward scheme, meaning customers will earn cashback rather than points – but some will have just weeks to redeem hundreds of pounds of points to avoid losing them
31 October 2019
Barclays to hike Blue Rewards fee to £4/mth
Barclays will increase the cost of its Blue Rewards scheme from £3 to £4 per month this summer, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal
24 May 2019
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Customers have been left frustrated after a shock U-turn by Trainline meant they could no longer get 50% off a new railcard. Shoppers were told they had until 17 December to use the discount code, however Trainline instead closed it on 26 November - nearly three weeks early. -
UK regulator says 47,000 'mortgage prisoners' trapped on loans they can't afford to leave
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Banks and building societies have been urged to relax their lending rules to help almost 50,000 'mortgage prisoners', who are trapped in expensive mortgages and are unable to switch to a cheaper deal. -
Your travel refund rights explained amid Covid-19 shake-up
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Holidaymakers with trips booked to Spain, Switzerland and Israel face disruption due to new Covid-19 entry requirements for all three destinations - including Spain banning unvaccinated tourists from 1 December. Below we explain what's changing and your refund rights if you can no longer travel. -
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New measures include testing and isolation requirements for travellers to the UK and a strengthening of mask-wearing guidance in England.
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There are more myths and misunderstandings about student finance than any other subject. So in this blog is my updated 2021/22 version of the must knows, with links to far more info. -
Is it time to ban Christmas presents?
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Update September 2017: It’s eight years since I first braved this subject, expecting a snowstorm of protest. Instead, year after year more join in, like Julia who recently tweeted me, “@MartinSLewis, finally took your advice and told my family I can’t afford Christmas presents. What a weight off my mind. Thank you.” One year even the Archbishop of...
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