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Bank customers who have cancelled a lost or stolen contactless card may no longer have to check months or even years of statements for signs of fraud, after the regulator announced new measures to tackle a major security flaw following a MoneySavingExpert.com investigation.
29 March 2017
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A large number of Barclays customers were left unable to pay with their debit cards, make ATM withdrawals or use some other services after the bank was hit by major IT problems on Saturday.
25 February 2017
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A woman who had her bag stolen has told how she was horrified to find all three of her contactless cards being used by fraudsters after she'd cancelled them, while another discovered her card being used five months after she'd cancelled it. Check your bank statements ASAP if your contactless card has been lost or stolen.
20 December 2016
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Norwich & Peterborough Building Society is no longer accepting new applications for its Gold Classic current account, which is a top pick for overseas spending.
7 October 2016
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Holidaymakers with collapsed travel firm Lowcostholidays have flooded our inbox with reclaim stories.
26 August 2016
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A former financial services ombudsman is launching an unprecedented legal bid to secure £19 billion compensation from Mastercard over charges that were passed onto shoppers, claiming some 40 million UK consumers could each receive hundreds of pounds in damages.
12 July 2016
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Your purse or wallet is a key to speedily unlocking £100s of savings. So get it out, and open it up. I'm going to show you how to examine all the main items you keep in there, to check they're the right ones and you're correctly tooled up. If not you can likely save £100s or more.
20 April 2016
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Elderly people are being targeted by a telephone scam that the police say in some cases involves a fraudster allegedly pretending to be MoneySavingExpert's Martin Lewis. We NEVER make cold calls asking for your financial information – here's what's happened and what to watch out for.
16 February 2016
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Nationwide debit and credit card customers can now earn between 1% and 35% cashback both in-store and online at selected retailers, bars, restaurants, travel, and accommodation websites.
17 November 2015
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The Government has today confirmed plans to cap the fees card firms charge retailers to process transactions, which could spell the end for cashback and reward card deals.
8 October 2015

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