Tourists are routinely offered a chance to pay in their 'home' currency at restaurants, shops or hotels abroad in a process called 'dynamic currency conversion'.

While bumping your credit card spending when saving for a house might not seem like the brightest idea, you could be doing your chances of getting a mortgage more harm than good by avoiding plastic.

Shoppers now pay an average of 25.1 per cent on credit card purchase. It means that a customer who borrowed £3,000 and paid off £100 a month would pay £1,463 in interest overall.

Yesterday the Mail reported that nine million people will start the New Year owing between £2,000 and £10,000. A further five million owe more than £10,000.

There were 122 balance transfer offers in January 2017 compared to 76 today, according to figures from Moneyfacts - while the timeframe to pay back the debt has also shrunk.

Britain's debt binge has deepened - with figures last month showing credit card borrowing had surged by 40 per cent and the average family now owes £12,800 on credit cards, loans and car finance.

Lloyds, Santander, Nationwide, NatWest, Virgin Money, HSBC and Barclaycard all confirmed staff cannot unblock credit cards in branch.Some banks say it must now be done by a specialist team.

Virgin Money apologised and reversed its decision, saying that everyone who had their card suspended will be able to use them to make purchases again from Saturday 9 May.

Sadly the numbers of lucrative cashback and rewards cards have dwindled over recent years. But are there still any cashback credit cards worth having? We take a look.

Travel a lot for work? We have crunched the numbers to help you choose the most lucrative credit card offering air miles, reward points and cashback to use for work expenses

As many as one in three people who hold subprime credit cards with interest rates as high as 70% are in problem debt, according to a new report released by the debt charity StepChange.

Those looking to cheaply clear their debts this January could take advantage of 0% balance transfer cards which charge no fees, provided they are happy to pay their balance off quicker.

Britain's largest banking group, which owns Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland, spelled out changes aimed at those in 'persistent debt' for 36 months.

The Financial Conduct Authority has told banks to help customers get out of debt, amid concerns of a potential wave of credit cards being scrapped under new rules.

Neil Seagrave, 35, from Dorset, tried to transfer his credit card balance to HSBC at the start of March before his zero-interest term with Sainsbury's Bank expired, but this was not resolved until April.

Customers of Virgin Money rounded on the bank after it suspended their credit cards, despite many of them not struggling with their repayments and clearing their balance in full.

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From rallies, press conferences in over 150 cities to holding a star-studded evening, a look at what the fortnight-long celebrations will have

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US lawmakers have introduced a legislation in Congress to give unused green cards or permanent legal residency status to thousands of foreign nurses and doctors to meet the urgent needs of the overstretched healthcare sector in the country. The Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act would allow for recapturing green cards that were approved by Congress but unused in past years, allowing thousands of additional medical professionals to serve permanently in the United States. The legislation would send green cards to 25,000 nurses and 15,000 doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure that places like Iowa have the professionals they need to serve patients for years to come, a media release said. The move is likely to benefit a large number of Indian nurses and doctors, who are either on H-1B or J2 visas. In the House of Representatives, it has been introduced by lawmakers Abby Finkenauer, Brad Schneider, Tom Cole and Don Bacon. The bipartisan Senate companion bill is led by Senators ..

There is a lot that happens in the background to make sure that every Indian election - like the just concluded Bihar assembly election - is conducted fairly, freely and peacefully. Smarak Swain, who was on election duty in Bihar reports on the challenges faced by the Election Commission of India and how it is overcoming them effectively.

On May 4, the Congress party tweeted a 1.44-minute clip from their conversation and the full interview was released on Wednesday.

The move by US to give gree cards to foreign nurses and doctors is likely to benefit a large number of Indian professionals.

On Friday, SBI Cards and Payment Services posted a 66.41 percent fall in net profit at Rs 83.54 crore for the March-ended quarter from Rs 248.74 crore a year ago. The decline mainly points to a 138 percent jump in impairment

A group of senators have introduced a new legislation in the US Congress to grant 40,000 unused green card slots to foreign health care workers like nurses and doctors to meet the urgent need of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic in their

On Friday, SBI Cards and Payment Services posted a 66.41 percent fall in net profit at Rs 83.54 crore for the March-ended quarter from Rs 248.74 crore a year ago. The decline mainly points to a 138 percent jump in impairment

A group of senators have introduced a new legislation in the US Congress to grant 40,000 unused green card slots to foreign health care workers like nurses and doctors to meet the urgent need of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic in their

For those who wish to avail a moratorium on their SBI Cards, here are some of the details that you should know: 1. You will be eligible to opt for the moratorium if your account was in current status (non-delinquent

Sometimes, there are pressing financial demands or an emergency that you have to address right away. If you don't have substantial funds in your bank account at that moment, you can face a lot of difficulties. What can possibly pull you

Xiaomi became a popular brand ever since it ventured into the smartphone industry and has dominated the budget segment for a long time. Not just smartphones, but the Chinese company also has wide range products to offer to the masses. Its

Two report cards that speak of the bad schooldays behaviour of ex-Beatle John Lennon, punished with detention for "fighting in class" and "sabotage" when he was 15 years old, were knocked down at auction for $13,804 each, TracksAuction.com reported Monday.The British

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What’s Christmas without Christmas cards? The fanciful greetings here are the work of Oscar Fabres (1894–1960), a Chilean illustrator who studied art in Paris and settled in New York in 1940, where he lived and kept a studio at 715 Madison Avenue. The Oscar Fabres Collection (PR 079), bequeathed to the New-York Historical Society by the artist’s agent,...

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Work begins in 11 districts, distribution from Jan 7.

The government has taken this initiative following a directive from the Union Home Ministry.

Chatterjee said the Supreme Court, too, is not in favour of linking Aadhaar card to disbursement of benefits under various government schemes.

Trinamool Congress ministers are keeping their fingers crossed when Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will preside over a review meeting of all departments.

The Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme has not found many takers ever though it was launched way back in 1998. A Jammu and Kashmir Government report has pointed out that till 2007-end, not more than 74,301 cards....

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The British are coming. Can the new crime drama Gracepoint (based on the U.K. hit Broadchurch) find success stateside and join the shortlist of Brit expats that found their footing on red, white, and blue T.V.s, like The Office, House of Cards, and Shameless?

Inside the mesmerizing world of cardistry, the new performance art of manipulating playing cards.

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Writing letters may have become a passé, but thanks to the initiative of Patna postal division, many city residents are now thanking corona warriors by sending them personal handwritten letters or greeting cards.