Before you can use a new credit card, you’ll have to activate it by following the included instructions when it arrives. It’s common practice for issuers to adorn your shiny new plastic with ...

I’ve been writing about high street banks for years – but when it comes to using them personally, it’s another matter, says James Moore ...

The LPOs reportedly found that a gift card for $300 had been activated on February 9, a gift card for $475 had been activated and a $500 gift card activation had failed on February 11, and two ...

Here’s why you should avoid the first physical gift card on a display rack. Experts said if you can avoid buying the first gift card you see in the front of a store’s display rack.

This $50 Visa gift card adds a $5.95 fee. (ABC Radio Sydney: Rosemary Bolger)Gerard Brody, chair of the Consumer Federation of Australia told ABC Radio Sydney a loophole means these cards are ...

You can use a prepaid Visa gift card to shop on Amazon, but you'll have to work around Amazon's system to make it happen. Here's how to do it.

If you don’t activate your credit card, you won’t be able to make purchases — but you’ll still receive a monthly credit card bill, and any credit card fees associated with your account ...

Better yet, try choosing gift cards that are under the watchful eye of a cashier. “ If it’s behind the cashier, you’ve got a much better shot of having a card that has not been tampered with ...

Stokes said to look at the gift card activation receipt and see if the number on the gift card matches the number on the receipt. And don’t lose that receipt.