Blog posts on Credit cards

Trust has increased in banks over the last decade - which banks are most trusted and why?

Credit cards need to be labelled clearly so that customers don’t overestimate how good their offers are.

What can credit card providers learn from the way that the Lloyds Banking Group (Halifax, Lloyds, Bank of Scotland and MBNA) presents information to customers on its websites?

'Buy Now Pay Later' (BNPL) has emerged in recent years as a popular form of borrowing. Do customers trust BNPL schemes more or less than established credit card providers?

Measuring quality in banking is no mean feat, but our new report aims to do just that.

Although I'd like to (and need to) add my monthly rent payments to my credit score, there's just one problem stopping me - trust.

The FCA's credit card market study was a long time coming. But there's little in there that will address the lack of transparency and irresponsible lending in the sector.

The head of London's police force sparked controversy last week, by claiming that consumers should be left paying the bill for bank fraud if they don't keep their virus software up to date. If he were listened to, confidence in banking would collapse.

It's almost four years since rules came in to stop companies penalising their customers for paying by card. But new evidence suggests that many travel companies may never have abided with the rules.

The long awaited FCA study into the credit card market has overlooked some of the biggest problems for consumers.

Lending money is one of the most important services that banks offer. But it can also be one of the most lethal. So should advertising be banned?