How To Change Credit Card Payment

How do you change your credit card payment?

0% credit cards, like all UK credit cards, can provide a customer with a number of flexible payments options. When a customer makes a purchase, or a balance transfer on their credit card, they have a number of different options of how to pay. The payment due date is shown on your monthly statement.

A customer can choose to make any of the following credit card payments:-

• Minimum payment amount
  • The credit card minimum payment is the smallest amount that a customer can make each month. This minimum payment amount is set by your card company, or bank. The amount varies depending on the customer’s outstanding balance and any interest and fees due.
• Regular payment amount
  • The customer can choose to pay a set amount each month. This amount can be anything between the minimum payment amount and the full payment amount. For example, a customer could choose to pay a set amount of £100 every month.
• Full payment amount
  • When a customer makes the full payment, then the total amount showing on the current card statement will be paid. The payment is made when the card payment becomes due.

Credit card customers do need to be aware that any minimum payment, or regular payment amount, that is less than the full outstanding balance, may result in interest charges.

If you do not have any current 0% credit card offers on your card, then interest will be payable with anything less than the full payment amount.

Credit Card Payment – How to Change Amount

You do not need to always pay the same amount on your credit card, every month.

You could, for example, make the minimum payment one month. Then a fixed amount of say £200 the next month, and the full payment another month.

However, do bear in mind what we said about interest charges. If you pay anything other than the full amount listed on your monthly statement, then you may incur interest charges.

So how do you change your payment amount due on your card?

You can change the amount you pay each month, at any time. You do this by contacting the customer services telephone number provided by your credit card company and asking to change the amount to be paid. This telephone number can be found on your credit card statement.

Many credit card companies, do also now allow customers to change their card payment amount online. This can be through digital banking, or on a tablet or mobile phone, using their credit card app. Your online account is also where you may find any additional credit card offers for existing customers.

It is important to note, that if you pay by direct debit, then your new credit card payment amount will always start from the date of your next statement.

Always check after changing your card payment, that the payment you expected has gone through OK.

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