American Express cardholders can get discounts at local small businesses including restaurants, clothes shops and galleries just by registering their Amex with the Shop Small website.
The Government has confirmed it will ban excessive charges for using credit and debit cards and has launched a consultation on how to implement these plans.
The dreaded fee to buy foreign currency in the UK on a debit card is slowly dying, after banks were forced to axe the charge following pressure from the Office of Fair Trading.
Barclaycard Freedom customers have two months to use up their points, after the credit card giant announced plans to replace its loyalty scheme with two new programmes.
Every active credit card user will get a clearer indication of what their plastic really costs them, as they will now receive an annual statement detailing all fees charged over the year.