ATM fraud 'up 85%
Cash machine fraud has soared by 85%, causing losses of ?61m during the past year, according to figures released today by the card payment industry.
The Association of ...
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Boost for papers in football fixtures row
The European court of justice yesterday ruled that the Premier League and Football League cannot demand payment from media and pools companies over publication of fixture...
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Do building society cheques need time to clear?
Q I recently paid a building society cheque into my account with Intelligent Finance [Halifax's internet and telephone bank] to cover an outgoing credit card bill...
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Tax credit delay for 1m families
The government stood accused of being unable to cope with the numbers of people applying for tax credits yesterday after it admitted plans to transfer a million families ...
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UK credit cards 'outnumber people
The UK is the only country in Europe where there are more issued credit cards than people, according to a survey published today.
The number of credit cards in the UK i...
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Could that facelift leave your finances looking saggy?
Demand for elective cosmetic surgery is thriving, fed by the inner anxieties of our 'desire economy' and aided by easy access to finance.
The UK market is expected to b...
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How to ...
Payment is to capitalism what sex is to evolution: they're both the vital moments of exchange and, interestingly, moments of extreme pleasure. With sex, there is the mome...
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Brown claims victory in fight to curb EU budget
Gordon Brown has struck a deal to derail Brussels plans for a rapid expansion in the EU's budget, wresting back control for the finance ministers of member states.
The E...
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Screen savers
It's Britain's most secret tax break. The Department of Trade & Industry first launched it five years ago, but it was so little publicised that it was barely noticed....
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Mimicking fraudsters
Credit card fraud losses in the UK fell for the first time in nearly a decade last year, by more than 5% to £402.4m, according to research by the Association of Paym...
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