Low Interest Credit Cards

Good credit or bad, compare low interest credit cards online!

NHS IT spend fell during 2009, statistics suggest

A government minister yesterday revealed that the NHS spent £1.6 billion on IT revealed in the 2008 to 2009 financial year, most of which went to the health service’s ill-fated National Programme for IT.

Healthcare IT minister Simon Burns revealed the figure for the 08/09 financial year in response to a written parliamentary question from Conservative MP Mike Weatherly, although he did not give explicit details of how this number has been calculated.

A report by IT analyst Kable in 2009 showed that total NHS IT spend for 07/08 totalled £2.4 billion. W

Read more…

PASS From American Express Review

Overview

Teenagers and American Express. Not two words you typically expect to go together. Until now. The new reloadable pre-paid debit card from American Express, called PASS, is available in bright colors, with the potential to upload a photo onto the card, and is targeted at teens and young adults.

But American Express does not call PASS a debit card — and it really isn’t. This card has several advantages over many prepaid debit cards, which we’ll explore later in the article. Instead, the PASS card is more like a hybrid between a prepaid debit card and an American Express charge card.

Read more…

REVIEW: Kasasa Helps Small Banks Play With The Big Boys

Big banks better watch out— Kasasa offers rewards checking and savings accounts through local banks and credit unions, known for their personal customer service, and levels the playing field between community banking and big banks. Kasasa was created by sister companies BancVue and First ROI, which has previously established CheckingFinder, a similar program offering free, high-interest checking accounts for community banking. However, Kasasa is unique in its rewards-oriented product options.

“Do you Kasasa?” the company blog asks. You c

Read more…

Kena Kai Wallets

California-based Kena Kai has launched a new line of DataSafe Wallets and Passport Wallets specifically designed to thwart identity theft. These patent-pending and stylish Italian leather wallets utilize multiple layers of radio frequency (RF) shielding material to protect the millions of new wireless credit cards and “ePassports” that will be issued this year. Credit cards have become an integral part in today’s society. With the recent introduction of credit cards and passports that contain an electronic wireless chip, sometimes referred to as an RFID (radio frequency identification) chip, these critical and very personal tools in our daily life are now at risk.

Read more…

What Does Credit Card Rental Insurance Cover?

Going away this Memorial Day weekend and renting a car? You can save some money at the car rental counter if the credit card you use to pay for your car rental offers rental car insurance. Most credit cards do. Since car rental agencies charge about $17 to $20 per day for their own CDW (Collision Damage Waiver) you can save a lot of money during a one-week vacation or even a weekend trip.

Rental car insurance isn’t actually “insurance,” (and it doesn’t go by that name) because rental car agencies aren’t licensed to issue insurance. Instead,

Read more…