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News in brief:

Full list of new HMRC credit card charges

I wrote recently about how, from 1st April, HMRC has slashed its credit card fees to roughly 0.4%.  This means, if you have the right Visa or MasterCard, that you can generate miles and points VERY cheaply.

In that article I gave a couple of fee examples based on cards I own.  Reader Elizabeth has now sent me the full list of card fees levied by HMRC which are basically ‘interchange plus’ ie the 0.3% EU mandated fee plus HMRC’s handling charge:

VISA Personal Credit Card 0.415%
MasterCard Personal Credit Card 0.386%
MasterCard World Premium Credit Card 0.374%
MasterCard Signia Premium Credit Card 0.606%
MasterCard Elite Premium Credit Card 0.606%

VISA Business Credit Card 1.508%
VISA Corporate Credit Card 1.744%
VISA Purchasing Credit Card 1.755%
MasterCard Business Credit Card 1.973%
MasterCard Corporate Credit Card 2.248%
MasterCard Purchasing Credit Card 2.406%
MasterCard Fleet Credit Card 2.134%

You can now clearly see the gulf that has opened up between corporate credit cards, which are not impacted by the EU fee caps as long as the bill is settled by a business, and personal cards.  I am intrigued as to how MasterCard is retaining premium fees for its Signia and Elite cards.

£10 Amazon.co.uk gift card with first Azimo currency transfer

Finally, if you need to send some money abroad soon, online money transfer group Azimo is offering a £10 Amazon.co.uk gift card for new customers.

You need to use voucher code AZIMOGIFT when processing your transfer.

Azimo is especially good value for sending money to more ‘obscure’ countries which other online transfer firms do not cover.  For mainstream transactions, compare their prices with TransferWise who are their main competitior.

The promotion is not featured on their website.  In order for the AZIMOGIFT code to be accepted, you need to meet the following criteria:

  • Be a new customer
  • Excludes SWIFT, mobile top up, transfers made with a credit card and transfers from Euro to Euro or GBP to GBP
  • Minimum £50 transfer required
  • Amazon.co.uk gift card will be sent within 60 days
  • Offer ends 30th April

The Azimo site is here.  You won’t see any indication of this offer on the site, but those readers who took part when a similar deal ran at Christmas will confirm that it works OK.

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Comments (27)

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  • Jack says:
    16 Apr16 April 10:54

    I have gone in for the Nutmeg offer. it looks like it is just for new signups now as opposed to the refer a friend option it was before? Which is a shame as I would have referred my partner too. Never mind, maybe a few months down the line something may crop up.

    I am a novice investor starting with the minimum contributions so will have to keep an eye on things and hopefully will have made the right choice.

  • Brian says:
    16 Apr16 April 11:33

    Is your money FCA protected when investing with Nutmeg?

    Below link indicates £50k protection for S&S ISA.

    http://www.fscs.org.uk/what-we-cover/questions-and-answers/qas-about-deposits/

  • Brian says:
    16 Apr16 April 12:37

    T&C Point 4:

    ” If a customer withdraws their account balance within 12 months of opening their account, Nutmeg reserves the right to withdraw £100 from the closing balance before returning funds. ”

    I presume this only applies to closing the account in full? I’m guessing they wouldn’t take £100 for a partial withdrawal?

    Thanks

  • @mkcol says:
    16 Apr16 April 13:02

    I will agree that Azimo works well & is handy for one-off small amounts (Xmas & birthday money to niece & nephew overseas) however I did not automatically get the £10 Amazon gift card during the last promo despite correctly applying the code. It was only on my 3rd chase-up email to them that they then relented & sent it, minus an apology for being wrong or late.
    So be prepared to do a little legwork.

  • Aeronaut says:
    16 Apr16 April 15:10

    They were doing £36 for a short period a while back….

  • ADS says:
    16 Apr16 April 16:43

    my local council charge a 1.25% handling fee on all credit card payments (they don’t take Amex) … so I’ve just sent them the HMRC rates and asked them when they are going to change theirs !

  • sd83 says:
    19 Apr19 April 17:38

    If I pay HMRC with my BMI DIAMOND CLUB mastercard, which is a personal card, does that mean I will only pay 0.386% card fee to HMRC?

  • Rajesh says:
    20 Apr20 April 10:47

    Hello All,

    I have just taken advantage of the Nutmeg Avios offer and invested £5000.
    Has anyone got any feedback on how long does the points take to post?

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