Moneysupermarket snaps up cashback site Quidco

Price comparison group Moneysupermarket.com has agreed to buy cashback business Quidco in a deal worth up to £101 million. Moneysupermarket said it will pay £87 million...

Tesco launches first checkout-free high street store

Tesco is launching its first checkout-free high street store where shoppers can pick up their groceries and leave without the need for a till. It...

Pandemic prompts love for own-label amongst European shoppers as price sensitivity rises, Pricer’s data...

Pandemic-fuelled price sensitivity is making European shoppers less loyal to brands, prompting shoppers to switch to own-brands rather than private-label products, the latest research...

Does your bank allow you to set your own contactless card spending limit?

The contactless card transaction limit has been raised to £100 – but some people will be able to set their own limits. However, this will...

Amazon 4-star opens in the UK

Today, Amazon opens its doors to the first Amazon 4-star store outside of the U.S., which offers a curated range of products that are...

Card payments accounted for more than £4 in every £5 spent in 2020, says...

Card payments accounted for more than £4 in every £5 spent in 2020, British Retail Consortium (BRC) figures show. Debit and credit card transactions accounted...

Cash-less Britain Moves Towards Card-less Britain in Post-Pandemic Shopping Revival

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd today revealed the results of a national survey into the way Brits are choosing to pay as they reacquaint themselves...

Britons splash out over bank holiday weekend as card use hits 21-month high

Britons used their payment cards more last weekend than at any point since Christmas 2019, before the pandemic struck, according to new data. Barclaycard, which...

Apple eases rules allowing app makers to email users about payment alternatives

Users of iOS who pay for services in-app could soon receive email offers about buying outside Apple’s marketplace, allowing developers to bypass the technology...

Contactless payment limit to jump to £100 in October

The limit on contactless payments is set to rise for the second time in less than two years from October as the Government tries...