Saga's popular Platinum Card will be axed at the end of March, it offered plenty of travel benefits for the over-50s. Now it's time is up, what alternatives should you consider if you want to keep travelling?

This is Money has put together the reward points cards with the steepest APRs, and how the card companies are making money off you even if you're clearing your balance each month.

When Danny Cheetham took out his first payday loan ten years ago he only wanted £100 for a night out. He was a student and paying back £128 after 22 days didn't sound like a bad deal.

Laybuy made a big impact in its native New Zealand, claiming it signed up 200,000 people and partnered with 2,750 stores in just 18 months.

Nationwide is scrapping a scheme allowing credit and debit cardholders to earn cashback on their spending after the building society admitted it wasn't worth the time and resources.

Credit card companies have slashed the number and length of their 0% balance transfer deals in a bid to get a lid on Britain’s debt crisis, new analysis suggests.

More than 6,000 people have joined the waiting list for a mobile only credit card that promises to approve customers in less than three minutes.

New Zealand pay later platform Laybuy has marked its official UK launch by announcing a partnership with well-known high street brand Footasylum.

UK credit cardholders paid the price for withdrawing money using their credit cards last year, being stung with £219million in fees and charges.

At the launch event in Cupertino, California, the iPhone maker debuted a white titanium card with no number, security code, expiry date or name, only the Apple logo. Could it launch in Britain too?

Two years ago, top balance transfer credit cards offered customers 43 months to clear their debt without paying interest. The longest deal today lasts just 29 months.

Data shows that 5% of all point of sale transactions in 2017 in Britain were made using a mobile wallet. How does that compare to other nations around the world?

Regulators at the Financial Conduct Authority are taking aim at the industry, which allows hard-up consumers to borrow money provided a friend or family member agrees to pay it back if they default.

The European Commission says that interchange fees, where the merchant's bank pays a charge to the cardholder's bank, result in higher prices for consumers.

Contactless technology already allows shoppers to spend up to £30 without having to enter their Pin. But, with NatWest's new card, there will be no need to enter a Pin at all.

Swedish fintech Klarna attracted 25,000 new UK users each week in the last three months of last year, as it celebrated a bumper 2018 that saw global revenue increase 31% to £445m.

Amazon and American Express have slashed the sign-up bonuses and spending incentives on some of their cards.

If you believe you had loans or credit agreements such as an account with a catalogue company or a long-forgotten credit card – you could be eligible to make a claim for mis-sold PPI.

If used smartly, credit cards can still be an effective spending tool and even earn you money. Shoppers now have around 166 different deals to choose from.

HSBC's Reward Credit Card is available to Advance current account holders, and pays you reward points on all your purchases. We see how it stacks up against the best of its rivals.

A personal loan provider is offering customers the chance to lower their APR, if they improve their credit rating while holding the product.

If the future of the UK increasingly looks cashless, then no one may be better placed to reap the rewards than MasterCard

'Buy now, pay later' firms will be banned from charging backdated interest on already repaid amounts of money from November, under new rules announced by the financial regulator

While bumping your credit card spending when saving for a house might not seem like the brightest idea, you could be doing your chances of getting a mortgage more harm than good by avoiding plastic.

Those who have pawned off items and want to get them back may feel anxious following the news, but according to the company's website you can still do so.

Customers looking to make big purchases with a NatWest credit card will be able to pay a set monthly fee rather than their card's APR, under a new mobile-only offer announced by the bank.

Households have just one month left to make a PPI claim with their bank or credit provider. And with the clock ticking, PPI sharks have ramped up their campaign to get a chunk of your money.

Mike Weaver, 61, took out several payment protection insurance policies when he set up his radio hiring business in 1991. He recalls being told that he had to buy PPI to get the loans he needed.

Periods of free borrowing on best-buy balance transfer cards have shortened by nearly 20 per cent in a year, according to figures compiled by data company Moneyfacts.

The final deadline for making a complaint about payment protection insurance (PPI) is midnight tomorrow (August 29).

Many credit cards offer reward points that can be exchanged for air miles. If you can pay off the balance every month, these cards are a good place to start racking up air miles.

Average card rates have surged since the financial crisis, climbing from 16 per cent in 2006. But at the same time, typical savings rates dropped sharply to all-time lows and barely recovered since.

For five days after it went into administration the company did not mention the matter on its website. Glint says its app still works as normal and users could still deposit money into it.

M&S.com has partnered with Clearpay on the new service with the payment option due to be available to all UK M&S.com customers from mid-November.

Buy now, pay later juggernaut Klarna announced it has signed up over 60,000 retailers so far in 2019, including Microsoft and travel agent Expedia, as it prepares for a bumper Black Friday.

Smartphone bank Tandem is axing its cashback credit card for new customers, and from January those who want to use its successor will have to pay a membership fee.

The popularity of the likes of Klarna and other firms which let you spread the cost of purchases over instalments means credit card providers are increasingly adopting that model instead.

Britons looking to borrow to fund a new car, home improvements or a big life event like a wedding will now find taking out a substantial sum is the cheapest it's ever been.

Asking for too many balance transfer cards can damage your credit rating. Experian has launched a service that lets people enter their details online, including how much debt they want to transfer.

Frequent flyers who fancy adding to their Avios balance have been handed an enticing Christmas bonus by HSBC, though the chances are they don't know it.

Yesterday the Mail reported that nine million people will start the New Year owing between £2,000 and £10,000. A further five million owe more than £10,000.

With nursery costs reaching as much as £12,000 parents are finding it difficult cope. But now a new provider enables employers to give interest-free loans to parents for childcare

Britain's debt binge has deepened - with figures last month showing credit card borrowing had surged by 40 per cent and the average family now owes £12,800 on credit cards, loans and car finance.

Frequent fliers after air miles towards their next holiday could take advantage of a new sign up bonus which could get them to three continents, provided they're happy to pay a fee.

Almost 390,000 people who successfully complained about unaffordable loans from collapsed payday lender Wonga will soon find out their compensation.

The average Briton wastes £640 a year on unwanted subscriptions. Nearly 12million of us have less than £100 in savings. Here is our wealth workout to help you reach peak financial fitness.

TSB is looking at launching a range of short-term loans aimed at families who regularly dip into their overdraft. TSB customers can currently borrow between £7,500 and £50,000.

Mature student Tamara Gray, 29, (pictured) got into financial difficulties after spending several thousand pounds on the websites Very and Shop Direct on a buy-now, pay-in-12-months basis.

The FCA this morning proposed banks should offer customers in financial difficulty an interest-free overdraft up to £500, and let them put credit card and loan repayments on hold for three months.

Sadly the numbers of lucrative cashback and rewards cards have dwindled over recent years. But are there still any cashback credit cards worth having? We take a look.