FCA takes down warning notice about debit card start-up Lanistar

FCA takes down Lanistar warning notice after the fintech firm pledges to make clear debit card marketed by influencers won’t launch until January Lanistar launched a viral marketing campaign last week to drum up interest It claimed its debit card would be the ‘world’s most secure’   The FCA warned last Wednesday it was operating without … Read more

Goodbye NS&I! Rate cuts hit and customer service shambles continues

Loyal savers are deserting NS&I as its customer service breakdown continues. National Savings and Investments yesterday slashed rates for its 25 million customers. But those trying to move their money are having to wait weeks as they struggle to navigate the bank’s new website or to speak to anyone about it on the telephone. Rates … Read more

Best savings accounts for savers hit by NS&I rate cuts

Up to 25million savers with National Savings and Investments are likely to see the interest paid on their money plummet today, if they haven’t already shifted it elsewhere.  The Treasury-backed bank is hitting savers hard to seemingly try and force them out the door after they deposited £38.3billion into it between April and September, shattering its … Read more

Starling Kite and HyperJar Kids: What’s the best account for children?

More than half of children in Britain believe they should be given pocket money until they’re employed for the first time. However, fewer than a third of parents agree, according to a Halifax survey. The average weekly pocket money that children has nudged slightly lower to £7.55 compared to the £7.71 a week that parents … Read more