Editor's Blog

Barclays last week released a new smartphone app which allows their customers to transfer money (with a daily limit of £300) using just the account holder’s mobile phone number. While many have hailed the latest advance in mobile banking as a brilliant indication of a soon-to-come contactless UK economy, we at Cash-is-Cool think otherwise. Certainly the app facilitates person-to-pe....

This week has seen Valentine's day come and go and with it, a storm of news and ideas about how to have the most romantic of celebrations with loved ones. We have trawled through a number in order to boost our own brownie points and thought we would share some of the best ideas from Money-saving blogger Miss Thrifty, who has shared her top tips for wining, dining and romancing on a budget. (Re....

For many, the new year has called for a new take on finances and budgets and - for some - a drastic shake up of personal savings and expenditure.

Rather than looking on this as a wearisome task (what with tax returns due soon we know financial organisation might not seem like the most exciting of tasks!), we at Cash-is-Cool urge you to take the opportunity to make positive financi....

Looking regal and relaxed prior to the inaugural Cash-is-Cool handicap at Lingfield Park last Friday, Prince Blue - ridden by jockey Sam Hitchcott - was the clear winner of the best turned out prize, which he claimed alongside his third place finish at the end of the 3.30 race. The Prince was pipped to the finishing post by favourtie Daniel Thomas, ridden by RC Guest, who claimed first place, ....

While Friday 13th may be unlucky for some, we at Cash-is-Cool are hoping it will be our lucky day as we head to the racecourse at Lingfield Park for the debut of the 'Use cash not Visa at "London 2012" Handicap', our first Cash-is-Cool sponsored horse racing event, kicking off at Lingfield Park racecourse at 3.30 tomorrow afternoon. We all know that cash is king at the races and we want to sho....

We all enjoy starting the year with a clean slate, forgetting any troubles which might have plagued us during 2011 and moving on to something bigger and brighter. Unfortunately banks don't tend to be so forgiving and there are many of us who will begin 2012 not - as much as we might wish - both worry - and debt-free, but rather struggling to keep a handle on our finances following some over indu....

Consumers throughout the UK are in danger of falling victim to sharp increases in credit card interest post-Christmas, a savings and loan body warned today. Glasgow Credit Union said that many Britons have admitted to taking out credit cards simply for the short-term interest-free offers which they believe will ease the financial pressure over the holidays. Hayley Street, from Glasgow Credit....

The future of Britain's high streets has been the subject of national debate this week after consumer guru Mary Portas (of Channel 4's Queen of Shops series) published her 28-point plan to revitalise the once busy and bustling streets.

Ms Portas - who's report was commissioned by David Cameron in May, after town centre vacancy rates were shown to have doubled since 2009 - believes....

New figures have been released this week which show a big increase in the number of cash withdrawals across the UK this month, suggesting that more Britons are relying on cash over credit for their Christmas shopping. Cash machine provider LINK said there was an 11 per cent increase in the number of cash withdrawals in the week ending December 4, 2011 when compared with the same period last ye....

There has been much speculation in the press recently about the likelihood of cash becoming obsolete at the hands of advancing contactless payment technology. From mobile phones to over-priced watches, new, flashy methods of transferring money seem to be popping up all over the place, causing many cash critics to question whether cash will continue to have a place in our lives in the next few ye....