Credit/Debit cards

Why many people are spending more on their hobbies and craft work

Data from credit card companies show that people are spending more to pursue their hobbies.

The Visa story is not about layoffs but about two revolutions

Visa has to manage two technological shocks – AI and tokenisation – says the writer.

Mastercard payments being declined in Australia, bank says

Commonwealth Bank of Australia said the biggest issues reported by customers included transferring funds and mobile banking via Mastercard.

When Gen Zs don’t have spare cash for dates

A survey shows that many young people feel the financial strain of dating as the expenses pile up.

The peril of incurring ‘good debt’ to invest

Borrowing to invest increases your risk because you will end up in debt if you suffer losses.

Entertainment perks pay off for Singapore banks in card spending, sign-ups

UOB, in partnership with Visa, provided cardholders priority access to Icelandic singer Laufey’s A Matter Of Time Tour in Singapore in May 2026.

Political instability to weigh on Romania’s deficit reduction efforts beyond 2026, Fitch says

How an American employee, 26, saved $390,000 by watching her spending

Some American Gen Zs are opening retirement accounts earlier than prior generations and contributing the maximum allowed each year.

Credit card outage hits convenience stores, other merchants across Japan

People enter an outdoor store with a tax free for tourists sign displayed on its facade in Tokyo on June 23.

How a Palestinian town is defending itself from Israeli settler attacks

Jawaher Foqahaa walks past the tall metal fencing installed by the Israeli military that closed off four of the five entrances to their town and runs directly past the family home, in Sinjil, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 26, 2026. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

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