4 types of shoppers: Most Brits are ‘pleasure seeker spenders’
The UK is now a nation of ‘Pleasure-Seeker spenders’, carving out an average of 15% of their monthly pay cheque to spend on living life to the full, according to a new study.
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Match.com suspends all UK ads after malware warning
Malicious adverts have been found on the UK version of the online dating website Match.com, leaving users vulnerable to computer viruses.
Barclays testing Bitcoin integration in online banking
Barclays is testing Bitcoin as it looks into the potential of the cryptocurrency for online banking, charity support and other use cases.
Google doodles new logo after Alphabet restructure
Google has launched a new logo to mark the companies recent restructuring under the name Alphabet.
Poundland debuts transactional website
UK retailer Poundland has succumbed to pressure and launched a transactional website, offering all goods for £1 each plus a flat £4 delivery fee on all orders.
Black Friday to push UK web sales over £1bn
Black Friday will see the UK hit its first £1bn online shopping day, according to a new report.
Women’s Institute revamps website for 100th birthday
The Women’s Institute (WI) has partnered with Squiz, the digital transformation company, to create a responsive website that engages with its members, and enables easy on-the-go promotion.
UK contactless spending triples in 12 months
As spending limit on Apple Pay increases from £20 to £30 new data shows sharp rise in contactless payments.
Twitter blocks politician blunder tracking site
Twitter has shut off access to 31 accounts that chronicled and archived the deleted tweets of politicians, diplomats and embassies around the world.
Mastercard claims contactless payments rocket 560% in last 12 months
Spending by British consumers on their contactless cards has increased more than five-fold in the last 12 months, according to MasterCard’s UK spending data.