Britain bounces back: Credit and debit card purchases surge after lockdown easing as almost a third of adults return to non-essential shopping while job adverts exceed pre-pandemic levels – and furlough drops from 17% to 13% of workers Credit and debit card purchases back to 98 per cent of February 2020 average Office for National … Read more
A new financial services company has launched a debit card that allows families, friends and carers to manage an elderly person’s financial affairs through a virtual or physical debit card. The co-founder of GuardianCard, Nick Thompson, says the business and card were created to prevent the elderly being subjected to theft and other types of … Read more
Seal-iously cute: Tiny seal pup called Birubi set to make a splash on her public debut as the first born at a Sydney zoo in 20 years – and you can catch her swimming over Easter Sydney’s Taronga Zoo has had its first long-nosed fur seal birth in 20 years Little Birubi was born in … Read more
Smartphone payment methods like Apple and Google Pay were used for more online purchases last year in Britain than physical debit cards were, a new report suggests. So-called ‘mobile wallet’ payments were used for just under a third of all online transactions in 2020, with debit cards used for 29 per cent, according to payment … Read more
Fintech start-up Lanistar drops celebrity backer claims after 3,000 Instagram influencers were paid to promote its debit card Lanistar signed up footballer Kevin de Bruyne and Love Island’s Amber Gill It claimed to be ‘part-owned’ by ‘influential people’ in its launch campaign But the company has since dropped those claims Lanistar could not say how … Read more
FCA takes down Lanistar warning notice after the fintech firm pledges to make clear debit card marketed by influencers won’t launch until January Lanistar launched a viral marketing campaign last week to drum up interest It claimed its debit card would be the ‘world’s most secure’ The FCA warned last Wednesday it was operating without … Read more
A fintech start-up which paid more than 3,000 influencers including Premier League footballers and Love Island stars to promote a debit card it claimed would be ‘one of the world’s most secure’ has been accused by the financial regulator of peddling its products without authorisation. The Financial Conduct Authority issued a warning about Lanistar, which … Read more
NatWest introduces gambling block on debit cards giving customers with betting addictions a 48-hour cooling-off period before they can make payments The move is to help customers with gambling addictions control their spending People have to wait two days before they can make gambling-related payments During this period of time attempted transactions will be automatically … Read more
Record £59.1bn spent on debit cards in July amid signs that coronavirus is accelerating shopping on the internet By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 16 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 16 October 2020 A record £59.1billion was spent on debit cards in July amid signs that the pandemic is accelerating … Read more
Most British holidaymakers were previously resigned to the fact that they won’t be able to head abroad this summer due to the coronavirus pandemic causing travel havoc. However, reports suggest that the Government is mulling potential ‘air bridge’ countries which could see Brits head abroad to low-infection countries without facing quarantine on their return to the … Read more