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Is buy now, pay later the demon it’s made out to be? Klarna, Laybuy and the rest of the delayed spending crew are coming in for lots of scrutiny at the moment. Shoppers love them and shops pay them, but there are concerns on over-spending and the cost of not meeting payments. Yet, surely spreading the cost of a purchase interest-free is a sensible financial move? On this week’s podcast, Georgie Frost, Lee Boyce and Simon Lambert discuss the rise of the buy now, pay later firms, how they wor...

Planning a staycation in 2021? Vauxhall launches new British-built £46,000 Vivaro campervan - heres how it compares to rivals The Vauxhall Vivaro Elite Campervan is based on the Luton-built commercial vehicle and is on sale next year Vauxhall has partnered with Barnsley-based specialist firm, Wellhouse Leisure to create the £46,000 camper From launch, it will be available with diesel engines, though there will be an all-electric version to follow With Brexit looming and vehicles imported from...

You know it’s a problem when a brand becomes a verb. If ever there’s a tell-tale sign that a company has cornered too much of a market, it’s when its name transcends being a noun. And I have a confession to make: I’m as guilty of Amazoning stuff as the next person. Dont get me wrong, Im not anti-Amazon, but I do feel I might need to get back to spreading my spending a bit more round local shops and British business. Simon Lambert says hes trying to avoid sticking it all on Amazon this y...

The extraordinary stock market recovery since the depths of the coronavirus crash has surprised many investors. Growth companies and technology stars led the way in the rebound, but investors are now asking whether those stocks can repeat that trick or something else will do well in 2021? One market with the potential to do well in the year ahead lies close to home, says Tom Becket, chief investment officer of Psigma Investment Management on the latest Investing Show: Britain. He says: ‘I thi...

Payzone agrees contract with National Express Print 14th December 2020 Payzone has secured a long-term contract with National Express Bus to provide transport ticketing services to customers in the West Midlands. Credit: Spar Tremadog National Express West Midlands is the leading bus operator in the area, serving more than 1 million passengers each day, and retailers are being encouraged to prepare for a possible increase in demand for ticketing services as restrictions on travel in parts of E...

This week, a new in-depth report from the Wealth Tax Commission recommended a one-off wealth tax on the richest households rather than hiking taxes for the masses.

The stamp duty holiday has been a handy lesson in how inflation works, but has it been a total failure? A better move would be a cut that lasts.