2018

Octopus Energy has increased the price of its standard tariff by 11% – though it says former Iresa customers are protected from the hike. 

A new 'name check' service is being set up to tackle money transfer scams and lower the risk of online payments being sent to the wrong account – with some banks expected to start using it early next year. 

Some 180,000 ESA claimants could be owed an average £5,000 each after they were underpaid, and will be eligible for higher payments in future, the Department for Work and Pensions admitted today.

An advert on Three's website which claimed customers could "roam the world in 71 destinations at no extra cost" has been banned, after the advertising watchdog said it was likely to mislead.

A number of benefits are likely to rise by 2.4% in April, following the publication of today's inflation figures - and the basic state pension is set to rise by 2.6%. 

The deadline for drivers to join a lawsuit over the Volkswagen emissions controversy is fast approaching - here is what you need to know. 

A campaign to rescue homeowners trapped in "toxic leaseholds" has been launched.  Law firm FS Legal Solicitors fired off almost 500 claims against conveyancing lawyers at the end of September and has revealed its plans to MSE to scale up to take on ten times this number of claims across England.      

Following a raft of price hikes in recent months, MoneySavers are increasingly able to haggle better broadband and TV deals with big names such as BT, Plusnet, TalkTalk and Virgin, according to a recent MoneySavingExpert.com poll. 

If you've a stash of Nectar points, you may want to hold off spending them until next month – as Sainsbury's has announced it will run its next 'double-up' event in mid-November.

Contactless is now more popular than chip and PIN in UK stores, according to payment processing company Worldpay.