Cards

MBNA is set to close at least two of its airline credit cards, meaning cardholders will stop getting the miles they currently earn for Virgin Atlantic or American Airlines.

Anyone who holds an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold card can save on the £140 annual fee and bag two free lounge passes by getting the new, near-identical credit card alternative.

Virgin Atlantic has relaunched two airline credit cards allowing customers to earn miles, upgrades and companion tickets. They're good for collectors of Virgin's Flying Club miles – but our analysis shows they don't have the 'wow' factor of British Airways' longstanding cards.

The Church of England will introduce contactless card terminals at 16,000 churches, cathedrals and religious sites today, to make donations faster and easier.

Five best-buy 0% balance transfer deals have been cut this week, with the longest card now offering up to 36 months at 0%, and the longest no-fee card 28 months. If you've credit card debt to shift, act now before deals worsen.

Vanquis Bank is to pay 1.2 million customers about £169 million in refunds and a further fine of £1.9 million following an investigation into its credit card repayment add-on by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Credit card customers struggling with persistent debt are to be offered extra help by lenders, under new rules introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Asda Money is to cut the amount of credit card 'cashback' you can earn when spending in places other than the supermarket by more than half.

More than five million people with basic bank accounts are unable to 'pay at the pump' when buying fuel at many petrol stations because of a block put on their debit card by their bank, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal.

Lloyds Banking Group has banned customers from buying Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on its credit cards because of fears they could be left in debt as the value falls.