Tag: prepaid

  • Prepaid cards could be useful for holidaymakers with debt problems

    Well, it’s not quite what I said, but the thrust is pretty spot on: Prepaid cards could be an option for those currently seeking debt advice who still wish to travel abroad this year. That is because the consumer can put a certain amount of money on the card before they travel and will not…

  • M&S joins O2 for location based marketing

    It’s great to see that M&S are experimenting with location based communications with their consumers. Marks & Spencer has signed up to O2’s geo-location based marketing service “You Are Here” to send targeted offers to shoppers near its stores. via M&S joins O2 for location-based marketing | News | Marketing Week. If this type of…

  • The future of credit cards in the UK

    I’m not sure I entirely agree with this article from the BBC about the future of credit cards. I believe credit cards will continue to develop. But this statement from the author David Black, Banking specialist with Defaqto, has some resonance: One cannot help thinking that we may have already seen the peak of the…