Traditional work perks make way for Uber gift cards and Netflix subscriptions due to Covid impact

Traditional work perks like company cars and rail season tickets are being replaced with Uber gift cards and Netflix subscriptions due to the impact of Covid. New figures show almost nine out of 10 white-collar job hires are for work-from-home jobs since the start of the pandemic in March last year. It means firms  have … Read more

Axe BBC licence fee for Sky-style subscriptions service, 40 per cent of viewers tell poll

The BBC licence fee should be replaced by a Sky-style subscription, a new poll has found. Forty per cent of those polled backed subscriptions, compared with 37 per cent who favour the present £157.50 annual charge. The survey, commissioned by the Defund The BBC pressure group, also found 15 per cent of viewers say they … Read more

Meet the families who spend thousands of pounds a year on subscriptions

From food and booze to beauty products, entertainment and even eco-friendly loo roll, there’s very little you can’t buy on subscription these days. With just a few clicks, you can pay weekly, monthly or annually for pretty much anything to be delivered to your doorstep, phone, TV or tablet. In fact, stuck at home for … Read more

Netflix and Spotify subscriptions could now boost your credit score

Credit scores can now be boosted by Netflix or Spotify subscriptions: Experian launches new feature and millions are likely to see instant uptick Experian announced its new ‘boost’ feature for its 8m UK customers today  It will use data from people’s bank accounts to help ‘thicken’ their credit file   This means payments which didn’t count … Read more

Zoom adds two-factor authentication after subscriptions soar following lockdowns

Video conferencing app Zoom has added two-factor authentication (2FA) as a new layer of security following its soar in popularity during the current pandemic. The log-in standard requires users to provide an additional piece of information, such as a pin code sent via text message, as well as a password.   Zoom said the addition of … Read more

Britons spending £46 a month on lockdown subscriptions

Britons spending £46 a month on subscriptions as entertainment and delivery services boom in lockdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:04 BST, 24 August 2020 | Updated: 00:04 BST, 24 August 2020 Britons are spending £46 a month on subscriptions as entertainment and delivery services boom in lockdown.  Even as shops reopened … Read more