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France scam alert: Warning over credit card PIN code thefts

It comes as police also dismantled a ring of fake ticket resellers at the Louvre museum in Paris

Do French banks have age limits for credit cards?

A reader reports being turned down due to being 70

French bank imposes withdrawal fees for UK cards post-Brexit

The UK financial regulator had already warned that cash machine withdrawals could become more expensive for UK cardholders in Europe after the transition period

Major French banks change overdraft fee rules

Two major French banks have changed their rules on overdraft charges, ahead of the publication of a new report condemning “irregular practices” on overdraft fees.

Supermarkets offer ‘cashback’ for first time in France

Shoppers will be able to ask for “cashback” from their supermarket cashier for the first time ever in France, as the Casino group prepares to roll the scheme out across 150 stores nationwide.

Cash still popular in France despite other pay options

French people are still very likely to use cash to pay for goods, despite the increase in online shopping and the continued development of other, more high-tech forms of payment.

Online pirates ahoy!

Victims of online bank card fraud can report it on a new web platform, called Perceval, to avoid a visit to the commissariat de police .

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Orange launches its own bank

Smartphone account will offer a host of free, fast services

Banks are obliged to check transactions

A man who failed to properly secure his bank card and PIN number and then took several days to report the card’s loss has won a case against his bank after it refused reimbursement for frauds carried out.