Popular travel booking sites are hit by huge data breach exposing millions of guests’ credit card numbers and personal details – could hackers have your info? Major booking platforms use cloud-based reservation service Prestige Software The company stored seven years’ worth of credit card data from hotel guests According to internet security group, the company did … Read more
‘My credit card provider sorted out the £1,871 a fraudster spent on Apple – but then locked me out of the account for months!’ Peter Wilson spotted thousands in fraudulent transactions in May His credit card was replaced but ‘temporarily suspended’ after he used it The provider told him his account had been given to … Read more
Desperate borrowers face mounting credit card bills: Surge in people turning to sub-prime plastic charging interest of 35% and beyond Number of new ‘sub-prime’ borrowers taking out credit cards rose 143% This was more than double the rise in all new borrowers in September It suggests those turning to borrowing are being turned away from … Read more
Credit scores can now be boosted by Netflix or Spotify subscriptions: Experian launches new feature and millions are likely to see instant uptick Experian announced its new ‘boost’ feature for its 8m UK customers today It will use data from people’s bank accounts to help ‘thicken’ their credit file This means payments which didn’t count … Read more
Credit card customers’ fury after 500,000 accounts are taken over by little-known firm Jaja By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 3 November 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 3 November 2020 A little-known firm has been flooded with complaints after taking over around 500,000 credit card customers’ accounts. Post Office, Bank of … Read more
Billionaire brothers buying Asda for £7bn are hit by credit rating setback as their petrol station business is downgraded to ‘junk’ territory By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:27 GMT, 28 October 2020 | Updated: 22:53 GMT, 28 October 2020 The billionaire brothers buying Asda for £7 billon have suffered a … Read more
Sharon Osbourne says on The Talk that she and husband Ozzy’s credit cards were fraudulently maxed out By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 06:01 GMT, 28 October 2020 | Updated: 06:01 GMT, 28 October 2020 Sharon Osbourne revealed on Tuesday’s edition of The Talk that she and her husband were the victims of credit card fraud. The … Read more
Van Jones, the former Obama administration official and current CNN commentator, said on Friday that President Trump ‘doesn’t get credit’ for the ‘good things’ he has done for African Americans, prompting Twitter users to call for his firing. Jones made the comment while providing on-air analysis during Jake Tapper’s daily CNN broadcast on Friday. Tapper … Read more
Nick Train manages the £1.8billion Finsbury Growth & Income investment trust Fund manager Nick Train has added credit scoring company Experian to his UK portfolios, including the top-rated £1.8billion Finsbury Growth & Income trust. In the trust’s latest report Train, who is considered one of the UK’s leading investment managers, said he’d been building the … Read more
Nationwide to issue eco-friendly credit and debit cards made from recycled plastic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:56 BST, 22 October 2020 | Updated: 22:29 BST, 22 October 2020 Nationwide is to issue debit and credit cards made from recycled plastic, in a move it estimates will save 35 tonnes of carbon … Read more