Credit cards

Millions of Tesco credit card users face a huge drop in the number points they collect when spending, with some set to see their benefits culled to just a quarter of their current value.

Shoppers can buy goods costing up to £30 using contactless credit and debit cards from today, as the single payment limit has increased from £20 per transaction.

Credit cards have a dirty name due to debt, but used right they're free financial armour. If you're buying something costing £100+, put just 1p of it on a card to get huge extra protection. This has just paid off for long-time MoneySaver Scott Parsley, for paying £300 of a £26,000 car on a credit card got him £10,000 back once he discovered it was faulty.

Two million people who were flogged worthless card security insurance from Sentinel should watch for a claim form in the post, as letters begin to be sent today.

Virgin Money's best-buy 0% for debt shifts, new spending and money transfers (cash loans) now has a £50 freebie too and there are ways to manipulate it so you don't need to spend big to get it. But hurry, the deal ends at 23.59 on Thursday.

Virgin Money has boosted its credit card range today, launching a limited-time offer for customers taking out new cards to get a free case of wine worth £50.

The pound's hit it's best rate against the euro for eight years, meaning holidaymakers tripping to Europe find it far cheaper than in recent memory. Currently it's hovering around £1 buys €1.43 - €1.44, a year ago it would've bought you just €1.24.

About two million existing and former Affinion – often branded Sentinel – customers will receive letters from next month detailing how to claim compensation, after the High Court approved a redress scheme being set up.