Catapillr offers work interest-free loans up to £10k to pay for childcare

The cost of childcare can be a stressful ‘how much?’ moment for many parents.  Families can part with almost £7,000 a year for a part-time nursery place, or more than £12,000 for a full-time spot, for a two-year-old, according to charity Coram Family and Childcare.  A new childcare employee benefit scheme, Catapillr, has now launched … Read more

Credit card deals worsen amid regulator clamp down on UK households’ spiralling debts 

Credit card deals worsen amid regulator clamp down on UK households’ spiralling debts  By Laura Shannon For The Mail On Sunday Published: 10:13 BST, 25 August 2019 | Updated: 10:13 BST, 25 August 2019 Credit card deals are significantly poorer compared to this time last year as the financial regulator prepares to clamp down on … Read more

Mastercard bans conversion con on its prepaid cards

Mastercard bans a conversion con on its prepaid cards which strips millions of pounds a year from British travellers Tourists are routinely offered a chance to pay in their ‘home’ currency  This process is called ‘dynamic currency conversion’  Such conversion rates are expensive, as the Mail on Sunday warned last week  By Laura Shannon, Financial … Read more