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Venmo, the increasingly popular mobile payment app, has just announced a new check-cashing service. Offered to select US users on Monday, the Cash a Check option can be used to cash printed, payroll and U.S. government checks without visiting a bank, including the latest stimulus checks. There is a fee attached to the service, though … Read more
‘My gift cards with a face value of £75 are now worth £35.20’: Beware the rip-off inactivity fees wiping out your unspent balances By Laura Shannon For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:21 GMT, 2 January 2021 | Updated: 22:21 GMT, 2 January 2021 Anyone who received a gift card for Christmas should be aware … Read more
Facebook told to pay £139,667 in legal costs to UK markets watchdog after losing court battle over its acquisition of image firm Giphy By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 19 December 2020 | Updated: 22:27 GMT, 19 December 2020 Facebook has been told to pay £139,667 in legal costs to the … Read more
Advisers set for £835m fees windfall from London Stock Exchange and data provider Refinitiv’s mega-merger By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 10 December 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 10 December 2020 Advisers working on the mega-merger between the London Stock Exchange and data provider Refinitiv are set to bag £835million in fees. … Read more
Thousands of young savers face chunky investment charges because they cannot access Child Trust Funds due to problems proving the money is theirs. The first tax-free savings accounts began to mature just over 100 days ago as holders turned 18, but a large proportion have remained untouched since, with savers unable to benefit from windfalls … Read more
AJ Bell investors see charges rise as Sipp exit fees are scrapped: Platform overhauls customer costs as it posts a pandemic-fuelled bump in profit Investing platform has announced a run of changes to its fees and charges This includes the removal of Sipp exit fees and pension drawdown charges Cap on custody charges for shares … Read more
Beware costly credit card trap that could leave you facing late fees and black marks on your file By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 1 December 2020 In recent months, thousands of credit card users have received sizeable refunds to their accounts after holidays, … Read more
Piers Morgan has said he would take part in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! But the GMB host, 55, revealed that his price would be £10 MILLION should the ITV bosses want to sign him up to star in the show. Piers’ admission came as a report emerged claiming that Vernon Kay, … Read more
School fees for the children of Armed Forces personnel cost taxpayers £83million last year, according to a Daily Mail investigation. Spending reached a five-year high last year after rising by £3million in just 12 months. The Continuity of Education Allowance ensures children of military personnel do not have their schooling disrupted when their parents move … Read more
Rip-off exit fees for investors switching between investment platforms could be here to stay, after financial regulator ditched proposals to ban them By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 21 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 21 November 2020 Rip-off exit fees for investors switching between investment platforms could be here … Read more