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Tag: Credit Cards

MotionCode: “High-Tech” Credit Card Launched To Combat Fraud

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The MotionCode card, with an ever-changing CCV number, which it hopes will help to combat card fraud.

Tagged Credit Cards, innovation, MotionCode, technology

Curve Wants To Replace All Your Credit & Debit Cards

Posted on February 18, 2016February 18, 2016 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Curve is a new app and payment card which aims to become an aggregator for your credit and debit cards, combining all of your existing cards on to a single physical card backed by an iOS app.

Tagged Credit Cards, debit cards, iphone app, payments

Coming Soon: Scan Credit Cards With Your iPhone

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The next generation of the Apple’s iOS operating system (iOS8) will have a new feature allowing you to quickly enter credit card details in to websites simply by scanning your card.

Tagged Credit Cards, ios, iphone

Card Fraud Down For Second Year In A Row

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Despite perceptions, card fraud has fallen for the second year in a row, according to data released by the Crime Survey for England and Wales.

Tagged Credit Cards, fraud, security

Google Relaunches Financial Comparisons

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Rob Lewis - 3 Comments

Google has relaunched its financial comparison ads on certain credit card, savings and current account search terms, according to The Telegraph.

Tagged comparison, Credit Cards, google, Savings

American Express Links Credit Cards To Twitter

Posted on March 7, 2012March 7, 2012 by Rob Lewis - 2 Comments

American Express has launched a new service in the US which allows cardholders to get exclusive offers loaded onto their cards, thanks to a simple Tweet containing a particular hashtag.

Tagged Credit Cards, shopping, twitter

Will mPowa Become UK’s Square?

Posted on January 24, 2012January 24, 2012 by Rob Lewis - 2 Comments

Credit card reader Square has been doing pretty well in the US, with over 800,000 customer, processing over $2billion last year, and has some big name backers, including Richard Branson, and now a UK company, mPowa, wants to emulate that success over here.

Tagged Credit Cards, mobile, mobile payments

Verifone: Square “Cutting Corners” On Card Security

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Payment processor Verifone has issued a very public warning about the security of competitor Square’s card reader, stating that it could be used for credit card skimming.

Tagged Credit Cards, fraud, payments, security

mybarclaycard: Manage Your Barclaycard On Your Mobile

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Barclaycard has launched a new mobile service to compliment its mybarclaycard account management tools.

Tagged Credit Cards, mobile

Calculator: How Long To Pay Off Your Credit Card

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Rob Lewis - 2 Comments

The Telegraph have launched a new online calculator to help you work out how long it will take to pay off your credit card debt.

Tagged calculator, Credit Cards, Tools

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