Online banking is gaining in popularity in both the US and the UK, although visiting a branch is still the preferred option for many, the latest research suggests. According to a survey carried out by UK-based Lloyds TSB, over half (54 per cent) of British banking customers prefer banking online to visiting a branch, with the desire for privacy and discretion concerning banking issues ...

The decision by thousands of people to take legal action to reclaim bank fees may end free banking for all, experts have warned. The issue is now driving a clear division between two sets of UK banking customers. This is Money's Sascha Hutchinson examines the impact. In recent months, thousands of people have been empowered to reclaim bank charges - fees that were imposed mainly for ex...

High street and large supermarket banks are to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on added security measures in an attempt to stem a growing wave of “card skimming” crime at cash machines across Scotland. The move comes as figures show that the value of ATM fraud reached £21.4 million in the first three months of 2006, up 54% compared with the same period last year. Levels o...

Students are being offered a new specifically-designed credit card, in time for the beginning of the first university semester. Barclaycard Student is a new card, which aims to help students use credit in a sensible manner, in addition to making the most of their time at university. The credit card's features include not having a fee for accidentally going over the credit limit...

Millions of adults in the UK are lumbering their wallets with plastic that never gets used, said a Morgan Stanley survey. The average adult keeps 2.1 credit card on their person at all times . A quarter have cards that they have not used for the past year however, while one in nine people has two. Around one in ten people are still carrying cards that last saw service in mid 20...