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Pre-Paid Currency Card Adds Apple Pay Support

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Travellers can now use Apple Pay to make mobile payments when using Thomas Cook’s pre-paid currency card.

Tagged apple pay, contactless, spending, travel

DrnkPay: Payments System Aims To Stop Drunken Spending

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment
DrnkPay app screens

DrnkPay is an app which promises to connect your credit and debit cards to a breathalyser or biosensor wearable to stop drunken spending.

Tagged apps, spending

Contactless Payments “Cause Brits To Overspend”

Posted on September 13, 2016September 13, 2016 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment
Contactless payment

Almost three in five British consumers say that not having to hand over physical cash, such as when making contactless payments, has led to them spending more at the tills, according to new research

Tagged contactless, spending

£5.7billion: Amount Britons Spent On Unused Tech in 2015

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

£5.7billion was spent on unused technology in the UK during 2015, according to new research undertaken by a money saving website.

Tagged gadgets, spending

Contactless Spending Hits £1 Billion

Posted on February 17, 2016February 16, 2016 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The UK Card Association has released figures showing that contactless spending reached £1 billion in a month for the first time last November.

Tagged contactless, spending

Spending & Budgeting iPhone App “Pennies” Updated with New Features

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Pennies, the spending and budgeting iPhone app we’ve shared a few times on Money Watch, has launched its latest version (v3), with a list of new features.

Tagged app, budgeting, iphone, Pennies, spending

MoneyDashboard Updates Apps

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

Personal finance manager MoneyDashboard has recently updated their Android and IOS apps to add new features.

Tagged app, MoneyDashboard, spending

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

Mint Data: Spending Data Aggregated

Posted on October 28, 2010October 30, 2010 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Mint has launched a new tool which aggregates the spending data of its 4 million users, allowing you to get a breakdown of spending by city, category and retailer.

Tagged data, spending

8 Expensive Valentine’s Day Ideas

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

We’ve been searching high and low to find some of the most expensive Valentine’s Day ideas, for people who are lucky enough to have more money than sense.

Tagged fun, spending

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