UK Cards Association

Bank customers whose lost or stolen contactless cards have been cancelled may need to comb through months or even years of statements to check for fraudulent transactions, an MSE investigation has found.

Shoppers can buy goods costing up to £30 using contactless credit and debit cards from today, as the single payment limit has increased from £20 per transaction.

RBS customers are the latest to lose out from a forthcoming cap on the fees card firms charge retailers to process transactions, as the provider has revealed it's scrapping its YourPoints credit card reward scheme.

Debit and credit card fraud has increased as criminals turn to old-fashioned scams to swipe people's plastic, an industry body says.

Every active credit card user will get a clearer indication of what their plastic really costs them, as they will now receive an annual statement detailing all fees charged over the year.