The changing face of our planet has brought interest in environmental issues very much to the fore, and nowhere more so than in the world of credit cards. Customers are looking to do something for the greater good in every aspect of their life now, which is why there is now a Co-op credit card that helps do just that.
The Co-op Think credit card donates 25 pence from every GBP100 spent to Cool Earth, an environmental charity that works to help regenerate the planet. Also, upon signing up for the card, the Co-op buys half an acre of rain forest in Brazil that will be protected and help manage carbon dioxide.
The Think credit card from the Co-op is also competitive financially, with an Annual Percentage Rate of only 12.9 percent. Ultimately a credit card should best suit financial requirements first, taking care of other matters are secondary. However this new Co-op credit card appears to have both bases covered.
A new Saga Insurance credit card, called the Platinum Visa Card, has just been launched which is set to offer a fair deal to Saga customers.
One of the biggest factors with the new Saga Insurance card is that transactions are ordered so that the most expensive to repay amounts are cleared first, something few other card providers offer. Furthermore there will be no currency charges for any transactions made in what is called Visa Europe. This includes the EU plus some others.
There is also the usual credit card offer included by Saga Insurance, namely 0 percent on balance transfers and purchases for 6 months. All in all this new credit card can save customers a great deal of money and is sure to be a resounding success.
Sainsburys Bank would like credit card deals made easier to understand to help customers find the best option to suit them.
A study carried out by Sainsburys Bank found that over half of credit card holders have access to a reward scheme, though less than a quarter of them have actually claimed any of the rewards. This figure is made worse when it is considered that the number of credit cards offering rewards has gone up to 190, from just over 120 three years ago.
The people who responded to the Sainsburys Bank survey gave the main reason for not claiming rewards on their credit cards as it just not being worth it. Over 40 percent of people claimed that the effort needed to get the reward simply was not worth it.
