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Month: January 2013

Fuel Price Calculator: How Do You Compare?

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Rob Lewis - 2 Comments

The BBC has developed a calculator so that you see how the price you pay for petrol compares to other areas of the country, as well as other countries.

Tagged calculator, fuel

Coronation Street’s Lesson In Online Banking Security

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

According to the UK Payment Council, a forthcoming storyline in Coronation Street, featuring long-haired lothario Lewis Archer and Gail Platt, could easily be avoided if Gail was to employ some simple online banking security measures.

Tagged banking, fraud, online, security

Best Places To Sell Unwanted DVDs & Games

Posted on January 20, 2013January 20, 2013 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

If you’ve got unwanted DVDs and games, where will you get the most money for them?

Tagged selling

Birmingham Payment Startup Droplet Looks For Funding To Go Nationwide

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Droplet is an app that allows you to load money onto your iPhone (an Android version is in the pipeline), and send money to your friends for free, or to pay for items in shops that accept it.

Tagged mobile, payments

OrSaveIt: App Encourages Saving, Not Spending

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

According to OrSaveIt, the average person spends almost £3,000 each year on impulse purchases. So they’ve built an iPhone app they hope will encourage us to stop all the impulse spending.

Tagged app, iphone, saving, spending, Tools

Pay By Text To Launch In 2014

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

The Payments Council has announced that UK mobile phone owners will be able to send and receive money by text from 2014, simply by sharing their mobile numbers.

Tagged mobile, mobile payments, text message

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