Cards

Nationwide credit card customers will no longer be charged for going over their limit from today, while the way it charges interest for those with balance transfer credit cards is also changing. But will other credit card providers follow suit?

RBS customers are the latest to lose out from a forthcoming cap on the fees card firms charge retailers to process transactions, as the provider has revealed it's scrapping its YourPoints credit card reward scheme.

Capital One has become the first major provider to reveal it's axing cashback for some of its cardholders from 1 June as a result of a forthcoming cap on on the fees card firms charge retailers to process transactions, which fund cashback deals.

If you're one of the two million flogged worthless card protection by Affinion (often branded Sentinel), you should have received a letter informing you about a redress scheme. If you haven't had one and think you're affected, call the scheme now.

The European Parliament has today voted to cap the charges paid by retailers to card firms when debit and credit cards are used. But there are fears the savings will be pocketed by retailers rather than being passed on to consumers and that the cap could scale down cashback and reward card deals.

If you're one of the two million flogged worthless card security insurance to cover fraudulent credit card use by Affinion (often branded Sentinel), you may be entitled to £100s back under a massive redress scheme launched today. But it'll only happen if enough mis-selling victims vote for it.

About 12,000 Co-operative Bank travel credit card customers are set to lose one of the main perks of their card - from next month they won't be able to earn loyalty points to spend on holidays.

Shoppers will be able to use biometric bank cards to pay for shopping from next year after MasterCard unveiled what it says is the "world's first fingerprint authenticated card".

A savvy couple avoided losing more than £23,000 of their retirement savings after following MSE’s tips and paying for the first £200 of their new kitchen with the husband’s credit card.

Amazon credit card customers should consider switching to another reward card, as they won't be able to earn loyalty points to spend at the e-tailer after September.