Contactless Card Holders in Danger of Electronic Pick-pocketing
Millions of card holders are in danger of having their card details stolen electronically by thieves with smartphones equipped with special software. An investigation has revealed that users of Barclays’s contactless credit and debit cards are in danger of having their card’s data extracted just by waving a smartphone over their wallet. The electronic data […]
Mild Weather and Fee Hikes Boost Trading for easyJet
The mild winter weather this year has led to a trading boost for easyJet, the low cost carrier has announced. Winter has been unseasonably mild this year, which has led to far fewer flight cancellations for the majority of airlines. Low-cost carrier easyJet has announced that the mild weather, along with a number of other […]
Google Re-enable Prepaid Credit Card Feature for New Application
After being forced to suspend all prepaid credit card functions on their innovative Wallet mobile app following the detection of a security flaw, Google have announced that the service is now back up and running. An official company email stated: “We are happy to announce that you can now add the Google Prepaid Card back […]
Ryanair Under Fire for £10 charge for Emergency Exit Seats
Budget airline Ryanair has come under fire for refusing to let passengers sit in seats next to emergency exit doors unless they pay a £10 fee. The Irish Aviation Authority is launching an investigation into the safety implications that come with these charges, as the seats are regularly left empty. Despite not allowing passengers to […]
Shoppers Use Prepaid Cards as Economy Shows Signs of Recovery
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research have estimated that Britain’s economy grew by 0.1% in the three months up to February. Savvy shoppers are using prepaid cards to aid their budgeting costs.
American Express to Expand Prepaid Travel Card Plans
The prediction comes as the company plans to launch their range of prepaid travel cards within the BRICS market, which is comprised of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The market has been growing rapidly in recent years and, subsequently, has attracted interest from several industries around the globe that are looking to exploit […]
ATM Solutions Celebrates Opening of 7th Branch – Extends Reach in Unbanked Sectors
It has been thirteen years since South African home-grown company, ATM Solutions, opened its doors with the aim to bring fully serviced, conveniently located and reliable ATMs to more areas in the country. Committed to achieving its goal of bringing banking to the people, Africa’s leading independent deployer and operator of ATMs today celebrated the […]
Paying Bills With Prepaid Credit Cards
Paying Bills with Prepaid Credit Cards: Recently, there has been a growing trend with banks offering customers lower and lower interest rates for new credit cards, and some even assure clients of no interest charges for up to a year! This has led to some consumers being suspicious about the motives of banks and to […]
Advantages and Disadvantages of Prepay Cards
Prepay cards are fast becoming the number one preferred payment medium for online transactions as well as offline purchases as well. The growth can be seen with the number of services it can offer or the number of usage of the cards for various areas like travel, online shopping, money transfer, and the likes. Like […]
Using Prepaid Mastercard Cards for Shopping Online
A Prepaid Mastercard is essentially a Mastercard branded prepaid card and like most prepaid cards, has several advantages to offer especially when shopping online. It is no secret that most credit cards that are used to purchase products or services through online shopping can be cloned. Some credit card holders that made a purchase online […]
