Credit card companies increase interest rates
Despite the US central bank dropping interest rates, and the Bank of England keeping base rate at 0.75%, credit card companies have, in shock announcements, […]
Month: September 2019
What does the Thomas Cook collapse mean for holidaymakers?
After last-minute negotiations to try and save the company, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced that Thomas Cook, the UK’s 5th largest airline, […]
Amazon introduced cash payments for customers
Earlier in the year, online retailer Amazon received criticism for not giving its customers the option to pay in cash. However, the company has now […]
How do consumers feel about self-driving cars?
Self-driving cars are supposed to be the next big thing. But how do consumers feel about them? According to a study carried out by the […]
Amazon faces more accustations in antitrust investigation
Internet giant Amazon is currently undergoing antitrust investigations. But as well as this, the firm has now been accused of creating algorithms that promote certain […]
New York announces ban on the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes
Last week, the US administration said that, following a number of cases of vaping related illnesses, it could ban the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes. In […]
Protecting the environment: what do consumers think?
Environmental concerns have been high on the agenda for some time. And a new report carried out by data analytics firm, Kantar, has found that […]
What are the new fraud prevention regulations for online retailers and banks?
In an attempt to reduce the risk of fraud for consumers, new European regulations are being implemented that are intended to improve payment security online. […]
US government says it could ban flavoured e-cigarettes
Following concerns over teenagers vaping in the US, the administration has suggested that it could be imposing a ban on the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes. […]
Facebook will stop automatically using facial recognition for tag suggestions
In late 2017, Facebook launched a feature called “tag suggestions”, which used facial recognition to detect faces among users’ friends. It would then use the […]