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    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      Financial services
      Who really pays for your rewards?

      When it come to reward credit cards, not everyone’s a winner

    • Friday, 2 December, 2022
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      The dark side of retail therapy

      At what point does bargain hunting turn into shopping addiction?

    • Thursday, 27 October, 2022
      LexFinancial services
      Mastercard/Visa: new bill will do little to challenge duopoly Premium content

      Consumers may not feel much benefit from greater competition

    • Friday, 21 October, 2022
      LexAmerican Express Co
      American Express: investors should not take fright at provisions Premium content

      The US credit card giant says increasing loan-loss reserves is simply a case of prudent accounting

    • Friday, 23 September, 2022
      JPMorgan Chase & Co
      How JPMorgan’s plan to kill credit cards split the bank

      Jamie Dimon warned executives to put aside rivalries and deliver critical ‘pay-by-bank’ project

    • Wednesday, 24 August, 2022
      Mastercard Inc
      Visa and Mastercard blame fraud for post-Brexit fee increases

      Card networks under investigation over levies on UK-EU transactions

    • Wednesday, 10 August, 2022
      The Wealth ManJason Butler
      Are you heading for a financial car crash?

      Millions wedded to high spending levels despite the worsening economic climate

    • Thursday, 4 August, 2022
      Goldman Sachs Group
      Goldman credit card business under investigation by consumer finance watchdog

      Wall Street bank contends with retail headaches after push to diversify from trading and deals

    • Sunday, 31 July, 2022
      Card lenders show faith in US consumer as they hunt for new borrowers

      Big card issuers step up marketing efforts despite the economy slipping into a technical recession

    • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
      FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
      Money Clinic podcast: How can I improve my credit score?

      Experts bust the myths

    • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
      UK financial regulation
      UK payment regulator to probe post-Brexit card charges

      Watchdog says Visa and Mastercard have increased cross-border transaction fees fivefold

    • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
      LexPan Kwan Yuk
      The Lex Newsletter: US credit card data mingle family fun with dire need Premium content

      Higher consumer spending is also being driven by higher prices for fuel and everyday goods

    • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
      US economy
      Mortgages drive increase in US household debt to nearly $16tn

      Credit card balances stand $71bn higher than a year ago but New York Fed says borrowers are in ‘very good shape’

    • Sunday, 3 April, 2022
      FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
      Martin Lewis urges reform of UK’s ‘dangerous’ credit card rules

      Chancellor backs consumer rights campaigner’s call to ensure more borrowers get the advertised rate of interest

    • Friday, 1 April, 2022
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      Are you ready for higher interest rates?

      Forget ‘lower for longer’, a more fitting mantra for our personal finances is ‘higher much sooner’

    • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
      FT AlphavilleClaire Jones
      Does the cost of living crisis explain the leap in borrowing?

      Bank of England stats out Monday show the use of credit cards is soaring.

    • Thursday, 17 February, 2022
      Amazon.com
      Amazon reaches ‘global’ truce with Visa on credit card fees

      Online retailer drops threat to block UK payments and surcharges in Australia and Singapore

    • Thursday, 27 January, 2022
      LexMastercard Inc
      Mastercard: payment processors win most from return of credit card spending Premium content

      The group faces some of the lowest cost pressures among financial services companies

    • Wednesday, 26 January, 2022
      American Express Co
      Amex gives bullish outlook as customers ‘adapt’ to pandemic

      Card company gains confidence to issue first long-term revenue forecast since Covid-19 hit

    • Tuesday, 25 January, 2022
      LexAmerican Express Co
      Amex/credit cards: awesome rewards are the jokers in the pack Premium content

      Investors who have been piling in should curb their own enthusiasm

    • Saturday, 11 December, 2021
      US economy
      Americans put aside their economic fears to spend again

      Shoppers are racking up debit and credit card purchases even as consumer sentiment remains cautious

    • Wednesday, 1 December, 2021
      Digital economy
      FT-Omdia Digital Economies Index: spotting the next tech growth markets

      Which countries offer the most potential for handsets, broadband networks, payment cards and streaming?

    • Wednesday, 24 November, 2021
      Brooke Masters
      Amazon’s fight with Visa is about who keeps the profits

      The card payments ecosystem is both opaque and unequal for customers

    • Wednesday, 17 November, 2021
      Visa Inc
      Amazon to stop accepting Visa credit cards in UK in battle over ‘high’ fees

      Ecommerce company seeks to push customers to use other payment methods

    • Monday, 25 October, 2021
      Financial services
      Lenders say Americans are ready to use their credit cards again

      Banks have grappled with poor loan demand as consumers paid down balances during pandemic

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