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- Brits use balance transfer credit cards to spruce up for partners - 13th February, 2009
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Research by Halifax Credit Cards has revealed that Brits spend more on their appearance in the run up to Valentine's Day in an attempt to make themselves more attractive to their partners.
Halifax, which provides a range of balance transfer credit cards, found that on average, Brits spend £42 on clothes, £43 on cosmetic and beauty products and £38 on shoes in the run up to Valentine's Day.
Alan Brindley, from Halifax Credit Cards, recommended that people in the UK choose balance transfer credit cards with a "substantial" zero per cent deal to ensure that their Valentine's Day purchases do not leave them facing high levels of interest... - PayPal prepaid card wins award - 11th February, 2009
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A prepaid card provided by PayPal has taken one of the top accolades at the annual Car Awards, which also recognises the achievements of balance transfer credit card providers.
The Top Up Card, which enables customers who do not have debit cards or balance transfer credit cards to pay for items online, took the award for best new prepaid card.
PayPal claims that the card is particularly suitable for those who sell goods online using their online payments tool as it enables users to spend the money in their PayPal accounts offline... - Abbey balance transfer credit card takes top prize - 10th February, 2009
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One of the balance transfer credit cards offered by the high street bank Abbey has taken the top prize at a prestigious awards ceremony for the UK banking industry.
The Abbey Zero credit card won best new credit card product of the year at the annual cards awards, beating off competition from American Express, Barclaycard, Bank of America and HBOS Ireland... - Newcastle Building Society takes prepaid card awards - 10th February, 2009
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Newcastle Building Society has been recognised by the credit card industry for its prepaid offerings, which took several prizes at the Card Awards.
The building society won the prize for best prepaid card marketing campaign of the year as well as the award for best cross-selling programme of the year and its joint product with White Eagle was highly commended in the best prepaid product of the year category.
John Humphrys hosted the awards ceremony, which also saw Abbey win a prize for one of its balance transfer credit cards... - Co-operative Bank balance transfer credit card wins award - 10th February, 2009
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A balance transfer credit card offered by the Co-operative bank has won a prestigious prize at the Card Awards.
The Woodland Trust credit card, one of a range of charity-orientated balance transfer credit cards provided by the Co-operative Bank, took the prize for best charity credit card.
For every customer who opens a Woodland Trust Credit Card account, the Co-operative Bank gives £15 to the Woodland Trust to plant a tree... - Alliance & Leicester offer switching incentive - 5th January, 2009
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Alliance & Leicester have announced that they will be offering people in the UK a special incentive to switch their current accounts as many try to get their finances in order following the festive season.
The bank says that people switching to its Premier or Premier 50 current accounts from today will receive a one-off payment of £100... - Brits inherit shopping habits from their parents, survey shows - 2nd January, 2009
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People in the UK inherit their shopping habits from their parents, according to the results of a survey conducted by Skipton Building Society.
The poll asked people about their spending patterns and found that more than four in ten adults spend similar amounts of cash in sales as their parents and splash out on luxuries similar to their mothers, fathers and grandparents... - Brits switch pounds between credit cards - 30th December, 2008
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Millions of people in the UK are expected to pile the pounds onto their balance transfer credit cards in an effort to get their finances in shape at the start of the new year.
According to research by Abbey, more than three million Brits are expected to shift more than £7 billion between credit cards in the first few months of 2009, in order to take advantage of introductory balance transfer periods.
Callum Gibson, head of credit cards at Abbey, said: "The New Year is an ideal time for people to review their finances.
"By transferring a credit card balance to a card with a zero per cent introductory offer, consumers can ensure they are managing their finances as effectively as possible."
Recent research by price comparison site Gocompare.com revealed that sorting out personal finances tops the list of New Year's resolutions in the UK... - Brits 'get ready to rush January sale' - 24th December, 2008
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Halifax has predicted that the number of shoppers taking advantage of the January sales is set to increase in 2009 compared with the start of this year.
A survey by the bank showed that two-fifths of shoppers hit the January sales this year, but nearly half the consumers in the UK are expected to be bargain hunting in January... - Shoppers gather for last minute Christmas dash - 24th December, 2008
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Research by Sainsbury’s Bank has shown that just under half of UK shoppers will leave some of their festive purchasing until Christmas eve, prompting a last-minute splurge of spending today.
While 44 per cent of the overall population said they would be buying Christmas items at the last minute, the proportion of men doing last minute shopping is higher, according to Sainsbury’s Bank’s survey...
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