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The Central Bank said that retail card spending was relatively stable through the first two weeks of May, after picking up from its low point in mid-April

Transport, accommodation spending see biggest ever drop

Business • 28 May

Credit card rates typically vary from 13-23%

Survey finds credit card cost awareness is low

Business • 31 Jan

Soaring stock prices are propelling credit and debit card companies Visa and Mastercard up the market value charts

Visa, Mastercard could be the next $1 trillion firms

Business • 31 Jan

Research classes 22% of online gamblers who use credit cards as 'problem gamblers'

UK consumers banned from using credit cards to gamble

Business • 14 Jan

Debit card spending grew by 19% year on year in March, while credit card spending grew by 10%

Consumers spent €1.7 billion online in March

Business • 23 May 19

Thousands of Ticketmaster customers' card details may have been accessed in last year's breach

More banks reissue cards in wake of Ticketmaster breach

Business • 15 Feb 19

Bitcoin has extending its losses from Friday amid worries of a global regulatory clampdown

Banks in UK & US ban Bitcoin buying with credit cards

Business • 05 Feb 18

Virgin Money's chief executive Jayne-Anne Gadhia says it would look at Co-Op's assets

Virgin Money reports 33% jump in pre-tax profits

Business • 28 Feb 17

Debit card transactions have continued on an upward trend since the post-Christmas low of €3.4 billion in January

Debit card spending hits five-month high

Business • 14 Jul 16

A maximum limit is being set for the fees charged by a card holder's bank to a retailer for debit/credit card transactions

New lower debit and credit card fees for retailers

Business • 10 Dec 15

Caja Madrid was folded into Spain's banking conglomerate Bankia in 2010

Spain probes suspected misuse of bank credit cards

Business • 03 Oct 14

Traders will no longer be able to charge card fees that exceed the actual cost of processing a card

Ban on credit card surcharges comes into effect

News • 13 Jun 14

An estimated €1 in every €2,635 was lost as a result of card fraud

Bank card fraud increased in Europe in 2012

Business • 25 Feb 14

Visa's net income rose 9% to $1.41 billion in Q1 from $1.29 billion a year ago

Visa quarterly profit beats forecasts

Business • 30 Jan 14

New study on credit card fees carried out by economist Tony Foley

Consumers face €100m in additional card fees

Business • 20 Nov 13

Internal systems meant customers were charged for products unnecessarily

AIB to refund €3.1m to credit card customers

Business • 15 Sep 17

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