Credit Card News

Card spending remains low in Victoria amid stage 4 lockdowns

Overall household credit and debit card spending might be up 5% higher than a year ago, but it's a very different story in Victoria, new data shows.

By William Jolly ● August 25, 2020

From today, ME Bank customers will be able to make contactless payments with their Android smartphone via Google Pay.

By Emma Duffy ● August 25, 2020

Although overall spending is down, buy now pay later platform Zip is reporting there has been a spike in cosmetic surgery and tattoo spending.

By Harrison Astbury ● August 19, 2020

Retail sales jumped 2.7% in June but retail volumes dropped by 3.4% - the biggest fall since the introduction of GST in 2000.

By Emma Duffy ● August 04, 2020

Retail sales figures have jumped 2.4% for June, following three months of extreme volatility.

By Emma Duffy ● July 22, 2020

Retail spending has spiked in line with stimulus and early super withdrawal payments, a new report has found.

By Emma Duffy ● July 21, 2020

Retail spending was beginning to recover, but the second spike of COVID-19 infections in Victoria threatens to cut that short.

By Emma Duffy ● July 16, 2020

Buy now, pay later giant Afterpay will soon be available on Apple Pay and Google Pay.

By William Jolly ● July 16, 2020

American Express has dipped its toe into the buy-now, pay-later sector with 'Plan It'.

By Alex Brewster ● July 09, 2020

Millennials are limiting their credit card spending more than any other generation since the COVID-19 pandemic, new research reveals.

By Emma Duffy ● July 08, 2020