Be it for a vacation, business trip or as part of a nomadic lifestyle, international travel is more common than ever before. But with high transaction fees, spending abroad can be expensive. Enter Revolut. This prepaid card and app are helping people avoid charges and spend seamlessly overseas.

NatWest is trialling a card that allows customers to pay using their fingerprints to verify payments. As people become more comfortable with biometric innovations, they’re looking out for companies to use technology to streamline their everyday lives – though they're still conscious of security.

People in Japan still rely heavily on cash, often due to convenience. Looking to harness the desire for seamless spending, Visa and Line Pay have released a co-branded credit card that allows people to make payments through the card or their mobile app in a greater number of stores.

The average Briton carries eight cards around at any one time, which can be a source of annoyance when making contactless payments or stress-inducing if one’s wallet is lost. Curve aims to simplify things by letting users manage their credit and debit cards with an app and a single piece of plastic.