Credit Cards

Number of active credit cards falls to near-decade low

The number of active personal credit and charge cards in Australia has plummeted to 13.9 million – the lowest point since April 2011.

By William Jolly ● November 13, 2019

NAB offers free credit checks – no matter who you bank with

Australians can now access their credit report and score free of charge with NAB, regardless of who their bank is.

By Alex Brewster ● November 12, 2019

American Express extends 120,000 Qantas points offer

There’s a credit card sign-up deal doing the rounds at the moment offering 120,000 rewards points for signing up.

By William Jolly ● November 11, 2019

Who Offers Google Pay in Australia?

Phones can be used for more than just wasting time at work. Recent advancements in payments technology means you can also use your smartphone to make instant contactless payments without needing to dig out your credit card.

By William Jolly ● November 06, 2019

Buy-now, pay-later popularity rapidly increasing

New research has found 1.95 million Aussies used a buy-now, pay-later scheme in the year up to September, up from 1.38 million in the previous 12 months.

By Alex Brewster ● November 05, 2019

Aussies ditching debit cards for digital wallets

New data has revealed that 22% of online retail purchases in Australia in 2018 were made using digital payments and eWallets, such as Apple Pay and Google Pay.

By Alex Brewster ● November 04, 2019

Lowest number of Aussie bankruptcies since 1995

Fewer Australians are filing for bankruptcy, with the number of personal insolvencies dropping by 6.4% to a 24-and-a-half-year low.

By Emma Duffy ● October 30, 2019

Commonwealth Bank quietly gives away $50 to customers affected by bank outage

If you were one of CommBank’s customers affected by last week’s network outage, there could be an extra $50 sitting in your account.

By Emma Duffy ● October 24, 2019

Up Bank and Transferwise announce partnership set to make sending money overseas cheaper

More than 250,000 Up Bank customers will now be able to send money abroad in 52 currencies directly from their transaction account without having to leave the app.

By Emma Duffy ● October 15, 2019

Why you should never redeem points for products over flights

Airline points experts have crunched the numbers on rewards points and confirmed that flights remain much better value for points than consumer products.

By William Jolly ● October 10, 2019

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