New RFID Mobile Payment Technology Poses Threat To Credit Cards
Aug. 3 | New trials by Barclays and a number of US companies allow customers to use smartphones...FSA Propose To Stop Fast-track and Self-certified Mortgages Forever
Jul. 19 | In a move to reduce payment problems, the FSA plan on banning all fast-track and self-certified...Cheap, Clean Hydrogen Fuel from Water Just Became a Reality
Jul. 9 | Energy Technologies CZ a.s., a small private R&D company, has found success in their...Half Of Consumers Think Cash Will Be Obsolete In 20 Years
Jul. 9 | Research into the shopping habits of consumers by the UK’s leading discount website...Cash Genie Gives Customers Commission On Referrals
Jul. 9 | Cash Genie now offers a “refer a friend” scheme where you can earn commission...Business
Judge Rules That Conrad Black Must Stay In US After Prison Release
Jul. 22 | The former owner of The Daily Telegraph, Conrad Black was released from prison after a judge ordered his release from a Florida jail. The disgraced peer... Read more »
Royal Bank of Scotland Announce First Half Profit
Aug. 6 | Royal Bank of Scotland moved announced that it was in profit today, taking the total profits of the banking sector to £15.5bn in the first half of the year. Read more »Credit Cards
Is Barclays Set To Team Up With US Companies To Develop Credit Card Replacement?
Aug. 5 | A new service being trialed in the US could see credit cards become obsolete within a few years according to financial experts. Read more »New RFID Mobile Payment Technology Poses Threat To Credit Cards
Aug. 3 | New trials by Barclays and a number of US companies allow customers to use smartphones to buy products and services. Read more »Investments
Durex Makers Bought For £2.5 Billion
Jul. 21 | The makers of Durex condoms, SSL International, have agreed terms to be sold to Reckitt Benckiser. The deal is understood to be to the value of £2.5 billion. Read more »
Property Prices Increased by 0.6% in July
Aug. 5 | According to Halifax figures, property prices increased by 0.6% in July. The increase reversed the 0.6% fall from the previous month, according to the latest house price survey.... Read more »Insurance
Car And Home Insurance Premiums Set To Soar
Aug. 9 | Britain’s biggest insurer Aviva has imposed a double digit increase in motor and home insurance today. The industry warns of soaring rates that will bring insurance premiums... Read more »Association of British Insurers Warns Some Areas Of Britain Will Become Uninsurable Because Of Climate Change
Aug. 3 | The Association of British Insurers has warned that climate change is likely to lead to huge increases in insurance premiums and could make some areas... Read more »Mortgages
Mortgage Lenders Continue To Ration Loans For Home Buyers
Aug. 2 | The number of mortgage deals available has risen from 1414 at the start of the year to 2351 now. According to financial information service Moneyfacts... Read more »
School Catchment Areas For Top Primary Schools Can Add Almost 5% To Property Value
Aug. 3 | According to figures released by Nationwide buildign society, parents are willing to pay over the odds to live close to a top primary school. Read more »Savings
Personal Insolvencies Fall By 3% In Second Quarter
Aug. 6 | The number of people being declared insolvent has fallen in England and Wales for the first time since 2007. The number of personal insolvencies in the second quarter of 2010 fell... Read more »Debt Can Have A Negative Impact On People’s Health Claims New Report
Jul. 21 | A new report released by the Consumer Credit Counselling Service says that debt can have a negative impact on relationships and the ability to work. Read more »Global Markets Heatmap
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