Cards

A woman who had her bag stolen has told how she was horrified to find all three of her contactless cards being used by fraudsters after she'd cancelled them, while another discovered her card being used five months after she'd cancelled it. Check your bank statements ASAP if your contactless card has been lost or stolen.

Lloyds Banking Group has today announced plans to buy MBNA in a deal that would see it control over a quarter of the UK credit card market - but the banking giant has vowed there will be "no immediate impact" for customers of either firm.

Card payment machines in shops will give credit card-holders the option of paying for items in instalments rather than a lump sum, once the Mastercard Instalments scheme is launched next year. However, the interest charged on monthly instalments means some shoppers may end up paying more than they bargained for.

Thousands of MBNA credit card-holders will see the rewards they can earn on their cards cut – or even axed – in the New Year. Act soon if you're affected or risk losing your reward points.

A tribunal hearing in January will determine if a historic class action lawsuit against Mastercard can go ahead – the next stage in a landmark case which could potentially see 40 million consumers each receive £100s in compensation.

Hundreds of thousands of Santander customers who have its 123 credit card could see their cashback cut from next February, as the bank caps the amount of cashback cardholders can earn.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has asked Lloyds Banking Group about the problem of fraud which affects cancelled contactless cards, MoneySavingExpert.com has learned - in the first sign of the regulator taking action since we revealed the contactless card security flaw.

John Lewis Partnership cardholders say they are still battling to resolve issues with their credit card payments, more than a fortnight after the firm's systems were hit with technical problems during a site revamp.

NatWest is scrapping the benefits it offers to 30,000 customers with its Black credit card at the end of the year, meaning some account holders will have to take out alternative travel insurance for trips booked for 2017.