{"id":63558,"date":"2020-03-15T14:14:44","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T14:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/?page_id=63558"},"modified":"2026-04-13T17:50:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:50:49","slug":"best-credit-cards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.finder.com\/uk\/credit-cards\/best-credit-cards","title":{"rendered":"Best credit cards 2026: Rated by pros"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today's top 10 deals<\/h2><\/div>
Best for...<\/th>Brand<\/th>Deal<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Balance transfers<\/th>TSB<\/td>38 months at 0%<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
No-fee balance transfers<\/th>Barclaycard<\/td>14 months at 0%<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
0% purchases<\/th>TSB<\/td>26 months at 0%<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Cashback<\/th>American Express<\/td>Up to \u00a3125 initial cashback then 0.5%<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Rewards<\/th>American Express<\/td>40,000 welcome points then 1 per \u00a3<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Rewards (non-Amex)<\/th>Yonder<\/td>10,000 welcome points then 5 per \u00a3<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Spending overseas<\/th>Lloyds Bank<\/td>0% forex fees and 0.25% cashback<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Frequent flyers<\/th>American Express<\/td>5,000 welcome points then 1 per \u00a3<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Frequent flyers (non-Avios)<\/th>Virgin Money<\/td>6,000 welcome points then 0.75 per \u00a3<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Bad credit<\/th>Tesco Bank<\/td>Credit limits from \u00a3200<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Our experts evaluated the full UK card market and boiled it down to this shortlist. Click on individual deals above to see why we think they're top, plus runners up by category.<\/p><\/div><\/article>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Balance transfers<\/h2>\"TSB

TSB Platinum Balance Transfer Card<\/h3>