Big banks kick off low rate credit card wars
A long-overdue price war has broken out amongst Australia’s major banks, as competition to offer Aussies the lowest credit card interest rate heats up.
Call for change: ME Bank urges reform to credit card industry
Challenger bank, ME has renewed its calls for greater regulation and clarity in the credit card industry to make choosing, switching and paying off a credit card more consumer-friendly.
ANZ ditch AMEX companion cards: the beginning of the end?
Major bank ANZ announced today that it would no longer be offering customers American Express companion cards with its range of Rewards and Frequent Flyer credit cards.
ANZ credit card rates reduced to 14 year low - how do they compare to the market?
In good news for credit card holders, ANZ has announced that it will reduce the purchase interest rate on its Low Rate Platinum and Low Rate Classic credit cards by up to 2.00% - the lowest rates offered by the bank since 2003.
Coles and Citi finalise $945 million credit card agreement
Wesfarmers and Citi have recently announced a completed agreement that will see the latter take over distribution of Coles branded credit cards for the coming decade.
School fees leaving Aussie parents with credit card debt
As many as 750,000 Aussie parents are charging school fees to their credit cards, leaving them footing not only the back to school bill, but steep interest charges as well, according to a new study conducted by SocietyOne.
Woolies reloadable prepaid MasterCard is no more
Major supermarket, Woolworths, has announced that its Everyday Money Reloadable Prepaid MasterCard has been discontinued.
The 7 best rewards credit cards of 2016 in Australia
If you've had the same old rewards credit card kicking around in your wallet for some time now, chances are it's not delivering the value it used to.
NAB to partner with over 80 charities in rewards program launch
For many Aussies giving more will have been right at the top of their New Year's resolutions list for 2017, and with NAB’s newly launched rewards scheme they may soon find that resolution much easier to keep just by using their credit cards.
Australia’s new year debt headache predicted to top $32 billion
Australians are set to be in for a new year credit card shock, with Mozo.com.au predicting that spending during the festive period will bring the average credit card debt to around $4,255.