Cashback cards

Recently I've been swamped with successes from the new marriage tax allowance, which gives many couples a free £212. It got me thinking, what are the other benefits of being coupled up? So I've pulled together key twosome tips and perks - with some you need to be married, but most allow any MoneySavers to, ahem, do it together.

Santander customers with its 123 current account will have to fork out more for the account from 11 January 2016, while the bank is also upping the fee on its 123 credit card and capping the amount of cashback new card holders can earn.

Capital One has become the first major provider to reveal it's axing cashback for some of its cardholders from 1 June as a result of a forthcoming cap on on the fees card firms charge retailers to process transactions, which fund cashback deals.

Aqua Cashback Reward credit card customers should consider ditching it and switching elsewhere as the provider is slashing the amount you can earn in cashback from 3% to 0.5%.

Halifax has become the latest bank to offer cashback on certain debit card purchases, as rivals ramp up offers ahead of a new guarantee where you'll be able to switch banks within seven days from the middle of next month. But is its scheme any good?

From tomorrow, RBS and NatWest customers can earn at least 1% cashback on purchases made using their debit card – but only at a limited number of retailers for now. What's more, you can get more for your money elsewhere.

American Express has boosted the introductory cashback rate on its Platinum credit card to 5%, matching the current best buy, the Capital One World Mastercard.