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Amex offers $50 'creditback' for cardholders who shop small

American Express has launched its Shop Small campaign today, which offers up to a $50 credit refund to cardholders who support small businesses.

By Harrison Astbury ● June 15, 2020

Klarna the first BNPL platform to launch its own loyalty scheme

One of Australia's newest buy now, pay later services Klarna has become the first of its kind to offer its own rewards program.

By William Jolly ● June 10, 2020

Aussie shoppers abandoning cash in droves

The latest Reserve Bank data shows a steep decline in the use and withdrawal of cash in April, at the height of fears over the coronavirus pandemic.

By William Jolly ● June 09, 2020

Neobank 86 400 announces partnership with buy now pay later platform Zip

Buy now, pay later platform Zip and neobank 86 400 have today announced they will be partnering up to help Australians take better control of their money.

By Emma Duffy ● June 09, 2020

Up Bank data shows how peak-isolation changed spending habits

As we begin to move out of coronavirus restrictions, new data shows just how significantly our spending was affected at the peak of the shutdowns.

By William Jolly ● June 02, 2020

CHOICE slams high frequent flyer credit card interest rates as "indefensible"

Consumer advocate CHOICE has called for banks to lower interest rates on frequent flyer cards, saying many of them no longer justify having such high rates.

By William Jolly ● May 19, 2020

Virgin restarts domestic flight redemptions for Velocity members

After a four-week hiatus, Virgin Australia has announced it will again allow certain flight bookings to be made with points.

By William Jolly ● May 18, 2020

Three quarters of Aussies financially stressed due to COVID-19

The panic created by COVID-19 has caused great deals of financial stress among Australians, with 77% saying they feel that way.

By William Jolly ● May 14, 2020

Coronavirus drives record growth for retail sales in March

Retail sales increased by a record 8.5% in March, as panic buying and online shopping spurred an enormous increase in consumer activity.

By Emma Duffy ● May 06, 2020

Customer spending "may be past its lowest point", Commbank says

Spending momentum in Australia has improved over the last couple of weeks, indicating the nation may be past the bottom of the COVID-19 spending trough.

By William Jolly ● May 05, 2020

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