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PayPal Update Android App

August 11th, 2010

Paypal have recently updated their Android app to include some of the features already available to users of the app on the iPhone.

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Google Promotes Credit Card Comparison Tool

August 10th, 2010

Google have been tinkering with a credit card comparison tool on their search results pages for a while, and they’ve now started to promote these “comparison ads” alongside their other sponsored links.

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Government To Launch Credit Card Comparison Site

August 9th, 2010

The Independent reports that the Government is planning on setting up a website to help credit card users compare their cards.

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An Extreme Way To Ensure Your eBay Auction Gets Lots Of Attention

August 6th, 2010

One car seller had an extreme way of ensuring his eBay auction got plenty of views – he included a revealing picture of himself in the photos of the item!

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Moneysupermarket.com Pocket Money iPhone App

August 5th, 2010

Price comparison site Moneysupermarket.com have released their second iPhone app, although this one is unlikely to be as useful as their voucher app.

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Do Your Social Media Friends Help With Your Finances?

August 4th, 2010

Moneyfacts reports the results of a survey which suggested that 43% of us buy financial services as a result of a recommendation via social networking friends.

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sQuid: Contactless Payments For Kids

August 3rd, 2010

We’ve been on a bit of a roll with contactless payment stories in the last couple of weeks, and whilst it’s not the sexiest area of money innovation, here’s a nice little implementation that’s helping school kids pay for their meals.

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Spar To Start Taking Contactless Payments

August 2nd, 2010

Is this the contactless payment tipping point, or a misguided investment?

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Mashable: How Banksimple Wants To Revolutionise Banking

July 31st, 2010

Mashable have been talking to BankSimple founder Alex Payne to get a better idea of how his company intends to shake up the world of banking.

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10 Reasons I’m Not Getting Too Excited By Metro Bank

July 30th, 2010

I really want to like Metro Bank, I do. But despite all of the hype around the launch, there are a few things I don’t like about the new bank.

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