Cards

500,000 customers with a reward credit card from the likes of BHS, Orange and Thomas Cook have all been moved to the Barclaycard Freedom Rewards card, but you can earn more cashback with other providers.

We're often told to call our credit or debit card providers before setting off on our travels to ensure our plastic isn't stopped abroad. But whether or not you actually need to depends on your provider.

The financial regulator is to scrutinise whether competition in the UK's £150bn credit card market is working well for borrowers, in particular those in financial difficulty.

Borrowers can now get 18 months interest-free spending for a year and a half, plus up to 3% cashback with Santander's new 123 credit card deal.

NatWest and RBS have axed their credit cards with introductory 0% rates, replacing them with a new deal which charges 6.9% representative APR on transferred balances and spending. But you can get other cards which charge less.

700,000 Barclaycard customers with a cashback credit card will be moved to a new deal in May – but it may leave some, particularly those who used to have Egg cards – worse off.

Don't throw financial circulars away thinking they're junk – you could be one of up to seven million people being sent claim forms to get money back from mis-sold Card Protection Plan (CPP) credit card and identity protection policies.

Credit card users looking for a new balance transfer card should consider Nationwide's game-changing new deal, which launched today. It gives 0% on transferred debts for 26 months with only a 0.75% fee.

If you were mis-sold CPP card insurance, you're in line for a payout after the High Court approved a redress deal today. But make sure you return your claim form - or you'll miss out.

Aqua Cashback Reward credit card customers should consider ditching it and switching elsewhere as the provider is slashing the amount you can earn in cashback from 3% to 0.5%.