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  • Tuesday, 10 May, 2022
    US economy
    Mortgages drive increase in US household debt to nearly $16tn

    Credit card balances stand $71bn higher than a year ago but New York Fed says borrowers are in ‘very good shape’

  • Sunday, 3 April, 2022
    FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
    Martin Lewis urges reform of UK’s ‘dangerous’ credit card rules

    Chancellor backs consumer rights campaigner’s call to ensure more borrowers get the advertised rate of interest

  • Friday, 1 April, 2022
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    Are you ready for higher interest rates?

    Forget ‘lower for longer’, a more fitting mantra for our personal finances is ‘higher much sooner’

  • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
    FT AlphavilleClaire Jones
    Does the cost of living crisis explain the leap in borrowing?

    Bank of England stats out Monday show the use of credit cards is soaring.

  • Thursday, 17 February, 2022
    Amazon.com
    Amazon reaches ‘global’ truce with Visa on credit card fees

    Online retailer drops threat to block UK payments and surcharges in Australia and Singapore

  • Thursday, 27 January, 2022
    LexMastercard Inc
    Mastercard: payment processors win most from return of credit card spending Premium content

    The group faces some of the lowest cost pressures among financial services companies

  • Wednesday, 26 January, 2022
    American Express Co
    Amex gives bullish outlook as customers ‘adapt’ to pandemic

    Card company gains confidence to issue first long-term revenue forecast since Covid-19 hit

  • Tuesday, 25 January, 2022
    LexAmerican Express Co
    Amex/credit cards: awesome rewards are the jokers in the pack Premium content

    Investors who have been piling in should curb their own enthusiasm

  • Saturday, 11 December, 2021
    US economy
    Americans put aside their economic fears to spend again

    Shoppers are racking up debit and credit card purchases even as consumer sentiment remains cautious

  • Wednesday, 1 December, 2021
    Special ReportNext Tech Growth Markets
    FT-Omdia Digital Economies Index: spotting the next tech growth markets

    Which countries offer the most potential for handsets, broadband networks, payment cards and streaming?

  • Wednesday, 24 November, 2021
    Brooke Masters
    Amazon’s fight with Visa is about who keeps the profits

    The card payments ecosystem is both opaque and unequal for customers

  • Wednesday, 17 November, 2021
    Visa Inc
    Amazon to stop accepting Visa credit cards in UK in battle over ‘high’ fees

    Ecommerce company seeks to push customers to use other payment methods

  • Monday, 25 October, 2021
    Financial services
    Lenders say Americans are ready to use their credit cards again

    Banks have grappled with poor loan demand as consumers paid down balances during pandemic

  • Friday, 22 October, 2021
    Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
    What we really want for Christmas this year

    It’s time to carry out your own festive spending review

  • Friday, 15 October, 2021
    Personal Finance
    Contactless limit increases to £100

    Fraud concerns prompt UK banks to let consumers set personalised limits

  • Tuesday, 5 October, 2021
    Paul Lewis
    How banks exploit us by making services too complex

    It’s time to simplify products and documents to reduce cost and anxiety for customers

  • Wednesday, 22 September, 2021
    FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
    How should we teach young people about personal finance? Q&A

    Claer Barrett and Aimée Allam, director of FT Flic, answer your questions

  • Friday, 17 September, 2021
    US & Canadian companies
    Will Covid and Klarna kill the credit card?

    Britons’ love affair with their ‘flexible friend’ appears to be on the rocks, as buy now, pay later deals emerge

  • Monday, 30 August, 2021
    Lex
    Credit cards: for Barclays, plastic may not be so fantastic Premium content

    Card usage may have jumped but debt is falling, posing a problem for issuers

  • Friday, 27 August, 2021
    Barclays PLC
    Barclays strikes $3.8bn Gap card deal in US expansion

    UK bank looks outside home market for growth in consumer lending

  • Tuesday, 3 August, 2021
    Lex
    US card payments: shrugging off shrinking balances Premium content

    Payment card companies benefit from both reduced credit losses and bounceback in consumer spending

  • Friday, 16 July, 2021
    John Gapper
    Apple and Klarna are cutting up credit cards

    Buy now, pay later can be a clever innovation, if shoppers use it wisely

  • Tuesday, 13 July, 2021
    LexUS banks
    Wall Street banks: consumer lending may turn out to be a surprising weakness Premium content

    Financial prudence is the order of the day for Americans

  • Monday, 5 July, 2021
    Airlines
    Emirates spearheads airline industry attack on credit card fees

    Dubai-owned carrier launches alternative payment scheme designed to avoid hefty charges

  • Friday, 25 June, 2021
    FT CollectionsData rich: the numbers behind corporate news
    Credit card lenders battle for borrowers as economy rebounds

    US banks try to reverse months of falling balances with new offers and rewards

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