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Global brands such as American Express and Virgin have launched campaigns this week to help small businesses get back on track this Christmas. Today marks the eighth Small Business Saturday UK, a grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which celebrates small business success and encourages consumers to ‘shop local’ and support businesses in their communities. As lockdown restrictions have … Read more
Shops could soon offer free cashback to customers who don’t buy something as part of efforts to protect access to cash for everyone By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:54 BST, 17 October 2020 | Updated: 21:54 BST, 17 October 2020 Shops could soon offer free cashback to customers who don’t buy … Read more
Shops could soon offer cashback without purchases as ministers plan to rip up EU rules In just three years 10,000 free ATMs are thought to have been removed Consumers received £3.8billion in cashback last year when paying for items EU law requires shops to be registered or authorised to provide cashback to customers who do … Read more
Is this the best credit card deal ever? Amex offers £5 cashback for £10 spent in local shops You can qualify for the £5 cashback up to ten times – up to £50 is available You can use the offer only once at each retailer The cashback is being funded by American Express, not the … Read more
Santander doubles the account fee for its Lite current account customers and slashes cashback perk for phone, internet and TV bills In October Santander’s cashback for 123 and 123 Lite accounts will change The monthly fee for the 123 Lite account will double from £1 to £2 Santander says changes are the result of the … Read more
Some TSB customers have complained the bank has left them out of pocket by denying them a £50 cashback bonus they believe they were entitled to, despite appearing to follow the rules of the offer. At the centre of the row is a seemingly innocuous sentence from TSB’s terms and conditions, telling customers they must … Read more
The public lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic has restricted our lives in ways previously unimaginable. Stockmarkets have plunged, companies in every sector could need billions in government bailouts to survive and high streets are deserted. The Bank of England has been forced to slash interest rates to near zero in a bid to shore up … Read more
Climate change concerns have resulted in more people paying attention to their own carbon footprint. While it’s the eco-warriors who grab the headlines and divide opinion, most see the benefits of taking steps to reduce their energy consumption. Not all of these benefits have to be virtuous – for one, it’s obviously cheaper to use less … Read more
DEALS OF THE WEEK: 100 photo prints for free; £5 cashback Just Eat voucher; 15% discount on Dulux paint By Toby Walne for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:02 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 23:01 GMT, 29 February 2020 Buy 50 classic standard photo prints from online developer Photobox – and get a further … Read more