Credit cards

Christmas shopping: check out the best ways to pay

There’s a wide choice of options, from credit cards to buy now, pay later services such as Klarna

Rupert Jones

27, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM

Overspending got me £30k of credit card debt – this is how to resist Black Friday | Clare Seal

Each year, retailers manipulate us with emails, ads and discounts – it’s time to switch them off, says author Clare Seal

Clare Seal

25, Nov, 2021 @2:00 PM

SSE will be hard to bully given the arithmetic and political backing | Nils Pratley

Energy company has the detail and renewables flag-waving to counter hedge fund’s call to split in two

Nils Pratley

17, Nov, 2021 @7:28 PM

Amazon to stop accepting UK-issued Visa credit cards

Company blames the move, which will start on 19 January, on the cost of processing payments

Hilary Osborne

17, Nov, 2021 @11:16 AM

Barclays mortgage customers face ‘nightmare’ of poor credit ratings

Guardian Money hears from people trapped on high-cost deals after bank wrongly recorded defaults on files

Miles Brignall

13, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM

How to tackle debt: from mortgages to credit cards

There is help out there to ease your worries and put your finances on the right path

Shane Hickey

08, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM

American Express to raise credit card interest rates by more than 2%

Experts say move by Amex from February could encourage other providers to follow suit

Shane Hickey

23, Oct, 2021 @6:00 AM

Monzo unveils buy now, pay later product with £3,000 limit

Digital bank’s Flex scheme joins controversial market that allows customers to stagger payments without interest or fees

Rupert Jones

15, Sep, 2021 @11:01 PM

Four weeks to financial fitness: 28 steps to get your money into shape

From pensions to savings, and broadband to energy bills, check if you have made the right choices

Hilary Osborne, Miles Brignall and Rupert Jones

04, Sep, 2021 @6:00 AM

Barclaycard buoyed by August bank holiday spending surge

Card payment firm reports more transactions at weekend than on any day since Christmas Eve 2019

Larry Elliott Economics editor

01, Sep, 2021 @12:23 PM

UK flights and credit card purchases rise as Covid rules ease

Data comes before official figures for UK’s national income are expected to show fourth month of expansion

Phillip Inman

08, Jul, 2021 @11:10 AM

Nationwide has signed away my right to use a contactless card

I’ve had a two-year battle to get it to sort a problem with the ‘chip and signature’ system for disabled users