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Best Buy Credit Cards

capital one balance transfer and purchase credit card
0% on balance transfers
until 1st Nov 2009 months (3% fee)
% APR
american express platinum credit card
Up to 5% cash back
on all purchases
% APR
easyjet credit card
Free £40 easyJet flight
Up to 3 Miles for every £1 spent
% APR
tesco clubcard credit card
Up to 5 Clubcard points for each £4 spent
0% on balance transfers
for 13 months (2.9% fee)
% APR
barclaycard initial classic credit card
Rebuild a poor credit history
% APR


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easyJet credit card
easyjet credit card easyJet has teamed up with Citibank to offer the UK's first low-cost airline reward scheme.

Long awaited by many cross-Europe flyers, the easyJet credit card now allows you to earn Miles on all spending towards the cost of easyJet.com flights.

While it could be presumed a low-cost airline mile scheme would be less rewarding than a major air mile scheme, the easyJet reward system actually offers a rebate system instead of the standard points/miles accrue system.

Each Mile earned is worth 1 penny against the cost of easyJet.com flights. The value of earned Miles are automatically credited back to the account after any easyJet.com flight transactions - as a rebate.

easyJet credit card holders can look to be earning 3 Miles for each £1 spent on easyJet.com flights and other purchases in the same transaction (hotels, car hire, travel insurance, airport transfers, airport parking etc...), 2 Miles for each £1 spent overseas and 1 Mile for each £1 spent in the UK.

New customers will also be able to qualify for 4,000 bonus Miles if they spend £250 within the first 3 months, and 10 Miles for each £1 spent on easyJet.com flights during the first 3 months too. Read the full review »

How & Why to Compare Instant Decision Credit Cards

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Every one likes to know where their stand, and nowadays people are used to finding out information instantly, whether it be instant online shopping, instant online banking, or even instant access to your credit report.

With advances in technology many credit card issuers are now able to offer a decision in minutes when you apply for their card through an online form. As well as an instant decision, many issuers also offer the ability to sign the credit agreement online too – speeding up the process by many days.

However, it's important to compare the different rates, fees and offers of each card to make sure you have the best deal for your needs before you decide upon a credit card to apply for. Read the full story »

World MasterCard – the Next Big Thing in Travel

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MasterCard has recently launched it's new World MasterCard - and with their market research pertaining a new more financially savvy and conscience driven culture the World MasterCard has been designed to please even the most scrupulous cardholder.

Offering a superb array of free travel services including comprehensive travel insurance, assistance abroad, emergency card and cash replacement and collision damage waiver for car rental. Alongside further protection at home with a home or car key replacement service, zero liability on fraud and added purchase protection insurance. Read the full story »

Egg Credit Card Back on Track with 0% for 15 months

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Egg baffled customers when it decided to snatch 160,000 accounts and cancel them. What was once a credit card company at the top of its game - offering 0% balance transfer deals to beat the rest, soon became a mediocre company melting into the background and with an uproar of unhappy customers to boot.

But as Egg re-launches it's up to 15-month 0% balance transfer offer, is Egg now settling back down and getting back on track?

Amy Rich takes a look at the recently troubled Egg and sees just how good the new offer is. Read the full story »

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Our look at the news in credit cards

Capital One rivals Virgin for best buy balance transfer credit card

23 July 2008

One of 3 new credit cards to be launched by Capital One this month is the 'Balance Transfer and Purchase' credit card.

With a staggering 0% on balance transfers for up to 16 months, Capital One have broken the record for the longest 0% period offered on balance transfers - knocking Virgin off their long-held best buy position.

Sure to cause a stir in any credit card guide, the heat between credit card companies to get the highly sought after ‘best buy’ title could not offer more to people looking to get a better deal on their plastic. Read the full story »

The dangers of writing down your credit card PIN number

22 July 2008

Remembering a PIN is not always easy, and for some people the solution is to write down the PIN.

However, this is something that card issuers and banks have always warned against, stating that it offers easier access to thieves in the event that the card is stolen.

A credit card guide has revealed how one woman recently found out just how quickly and easily thieves can access accounts and cash with the PIN readily available, and how banks can sometimes fail to protect against this theft even when the loss of a stolen card has been reported. Read the full story »


Will touch and go credit cards result in increased fraud?

8 July 2008

Recent credit card guide surveys have revealed that people are concerned about the level of security the new 'touch and go' credit cards offer.

'Touch and go' credit cards are offered with Visa payWave or MasterCard PayPass technology, and while set for nationwide coverage are currently operation in London with participating retailers who have implemented the new readers.

While transactions are limited to just £10 - will this new technology result in increased fraud and how much fraud protection is being offered by the credit card issuers? Read the full story »

Post Office expands foreign money services in time for summer holidays

2 July 2008

The Post Office will become another banking institution to roll out ATM machines offering notes in currency other than Sterling.

The multi-currency ATM machines will issue Euros, US Dollars and Sterling and will initially be installed in Ashford, Birmingham, Basingstoke, Fareham, Dartford, City of London, Stockport, Harrogate, Bristol, Trafalgar Square, Crawley, Harlow and Solihull.

Alongside this foreign currency access advancement, the Post Office remains a credit card guide first choice with their offer of commission free credit cards and their Travel Money Card. Read the full story »


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Answers to your questions about credit cards and how they work

Q. Which charities offer a credit card?

A. Charity credit cards are available with a range of different charities, so whomever you want to support the chances are there is a charity credit card available to you.

Charity credit cards can be chosen to support animal charities, world ware fare charities, cancer charities, world environmental charities and even English heritage charities.

As this credit card guide will explain, charity credit cards are available with some of the biggest charity organisations including WWF, RSPCA, Breakthrough Breast Cancer, Cool Earth, Pure - the Clean Planet Trust and The National Trust. Read the full answer »

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