Wildcard cited the economic impact of COVID-19 and being unable to secure funding to continue its operations as reasons for closure.

With its transaction account product having launched less than a year ago, Wildcard incentivised customers to save more by drip-feeding their paycheque into an interest-bearing (0.40% p.a.) transaction account.

Need somewhere to store cash and earn interest? The table below features introductory savings accounts with some of the highest interest rates on the market.

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BankSavings AccountBase Interest Rate Max Interest Rate Total Interest Earned Introductory Term Minimum Amount Maximum Amount Minimum Monthly Deposit Minimum Opening Deposit ATM Access Joint Application TagsFeaturesLinkCompare
4.35% p.a.
Bonus rate of 0.05%
Rate varies on savings amount.
5.75% p.a.
Intro rate for 4 months
then 4.40% p.a.
$533
4 months
$0
$249,999
$0
$1
Featured
  • Bonus rate for the first 4 months from account opening
  • No account keeping fees
  • No minimum balance
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4.75% p.a.
5.35% p.a.
Intro rate for 4 months
then 4.75% p.a.
$518
4 months
$0
$499,999
$0
$0
Featured
  • A high-interest online savings account with no monthly fees, easy withdrawals and award-winning digital banking
  • No withdrawal notice periods or interest rate penalties
  • Save up to 10% on eGift cards at over 50 retailers with Macquarie Marketplace
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4.70% p.a.
5.40% p.a.
Intro rate for 4 months
then 4.70% p.a.
$519
4 months
$250,000
$99,999,999
$0
$0
Featured
  • Special offer: Savings Accelerator (Kick Starter offer).
  • For a limited time, new ING customers can get a bonus 0.70% p.a. on their savings rate on balances of $150,000 up to $500,000 for the first 4 months. T&Cs apply.
  • If your balance is over $500,000 (but less than $5 million) you will earn the ongoing variable rate of 4.7%
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Bonus rate of 5.50%
Rate varies on savings amount.
5.50% p.a.
$556
$0
$99,999
$0
$0
Featured
  • Set up your Pay Cycle and connect your accounts from over 140 financial institutions.
  • Retrace your spending steps into categories with Spending Footprint.
  • Start tapping straightaway with Apple Pay, Google Pay™, Samsung Pay, and Garmin Pay.
  • No monthly or international fees on any of your transactions.
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0.55% p.a.
Bonus rate of 4.95%
Rate varies on savings amount.
5.50% p.a.
$556
$0
$99,999
$1,000
$0
  • Deposit at least $1,000+ each month from an external source
  • Make 5 or more eligible transactions
  • Grow your savings balance each month
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1.00% p.a.
Bonus rate of 4.20%
Rate varies on savings amount.
5.20% p.a.
$526
$0
$99,999,999
$1,000
$0
  • Earn up to 5.20% pa by depositing $1,000 in the previous month
  • No account fees
  • Easy access to your money
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0.55% p.a.
Bonus rate of 5.00%
Rate varies on savings amount.
5.55% p.a.
$561
$0
$99,999
$2,000
$0
0.10% p.a.
Bonus rate of 5.40%
Rate varies on savings amount.
5.50% p.a.
$556
$0
$49,999
$200
$1
0.05% p.a.
Bonus rate of 5.30%
Rate varies on savings amount.
5.35% p.a.
$541
$0
$249,999
$1,000
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0.10% p.a.
Bonus rate of 5.00%
Rate varies on savings amount.
5.10% p.a.
$515
$0
$99,999
$100
$1
0.01% p.a.
Bonus rate of 5.24%
Rate varies on savings amount.
5.25% p.a.
$531
$0
$99,999
$100
$0
0.10% p.a.
Bonus rate of 5.00%
Rate varies on savings amount.
5.10% p.a.
$515
$0
$49,999
$10
$0
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At the time, Wildcard cofounder Nathan Tesler told Savings.com.au the service reduced customers' reliance on short-term credit products.

“Our product is essentially ‘Beforepay’. You put your salary in your Wildcard account and tell us when you next get paid," he said.

"We then slowly move your income into your ‘Spending Account’ over the month, so you can spread out your spending more sustainably."

In the email to customers, Wildcard outlined several steps for customers:

  • Redirect your incoming payments: If you receive any incoming payments into Wildcard (salary, government payments, transfers from friends), please redirect them to another account. After your account is closed, any payments to your Wildcard account will take up to two weeks to bounce back to the original sender.
  • Change your billing details: If you’ve given your Wildcard details to any companies that regularly bill you, you’ll need to change your card or direct debit details to another account.

From 14 August, customers will be unable to transfer funds into or out of their Wildcard account using the app.

Customers will, however, still be able to use their attached Mastercard, but will lose their access to interest payments and rebates of foreign exchange fees.

If there is still money in a customer's Wildcard account as of 14 August, there will also be an added monthly fee of $4.40. 

Wildcard will automatically shut down accounts that have no money in them.

"Thanks for trying out Wildcard, and we wish you all the best," the email concluded.

According to Mr Tesler, Wildcard customers were transacting more than $1 million per week up until recently. 

In March, Wildcard launched an additional feature that gave friends or family members the ability to block debits from customers' accounts.

The company was also one of ten brands chosen by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to test open banking and the Consumer Data Right (CDR) in February.

On 1 July, CDR launched after a six month delay, enabling third party apps to scan customers' transaction data, for example, to identify potential money saving measures.





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