There are more than 30 credit cards in Australia with no annual fee, according to a new analysis of the credit card market.
The RateCity analysis found that most of those credit cards with $0 annual fees also have maximum interest-free periods of at least 44 days (see table below).
That means that anyone who pays their entire bill in full each month could avoid paying both annual fees and interest.
However, four of those no-annual-fee credit cards start charging interest from day one – so savings on fees might be eaten up by interest charges.
| Provider | Card | Annual fee | Ongoing interest rate | Max. interest-free days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Express | Low Rate Credit Card | $0 | 8.99% | 55 |
| Northern Inland Credit Union | Low Rate Visa Credit Card | $0 | 8.99% | 0 |
| Teachers Mutual Bank | Teachers Credit Card | $0 | 11.50% | 55 |
| UniBank | Visa Credit Card | $0 | 11.50% | 55 |
| Heritage Bank | Gold Low Rate | $0 | 11.80% | 0 |
| Hume Bank | Value Visa | $0 | 11.95% | 55 |
| BankVic | Visa Silver | $0 | 11.95% | 44 |
| ME Bank | Frank | $0 | 11.99% | 55 |
| CUA | Brisbane Heat Supporters’ Low Rate Credit Card | $0 | 11.99% | 55 |
| First Option Credit Union | Low Rate Visa Credit Card | $0 | 11.99% | 55 |
| QBank | Bluey Card | $0 | 11.99% | 55 |
| ING | Orange One | $0 | 11.99% | 45 |
| Qudos Bank | Lifestyle | $0 | 12.34% | 0 |
| Bank Australia | Visa Credit Card | $0 | 12.39% | 55 |
| Bank First | Visa Classic Credit Card | $0 | 12.94% | 55 |
| Horizon Credit Union | Visa Credit Card | $0 | 12.95% | 55 |
| American Express | Essential Credit Card | $0 | 14.99% | 55 |
| Qudos Bank | Lifestyle Plus | $0 | 15.85% | 46 |
| BankVic | Qantas Visa Credit Card | $0 | 16.95% | 55 |
| Bankwest | Zero Mastercard | $0 | 17.99% | 55 |
| Bankwest | Zero Platinum Mastercard | $0 | 17.99% | 55 |
| Virgin Money | No Annual Fee Card | $0 | 18.99% | 44 |
| HSBC | Premier World Mastercard (Rewards Plus) | $0 | 19.99% | 55 |
| Citi | Simplicity | $0 | 19.99% | 55 |
| Coles | No Annual Fee Mastercard | $0 | 19.99% | 55 |
| CUA | Brisbane Heat Supporters’ Platinum Credit Card | $0 | 19.99% | 55 |
| St George Bank | No Annual Fee Visa | $0 | 20.49% | 55 |
| Bank of Melbourne | No Annual Fee Visa | $0 | 20.49% | 55 |
| BankSA | No Annual Fee Visa | $0 | 20.49% | 55 |
| American Express | Velocity Escape Card | $0 | 20.74% | 55 |
| American Express | Qantas Discovery Card | $0 | 20.74% | 44 |
| Latitude Financial Services | 28 Degrees Platinum Mastercard | $0 | 21.99% | 0 |
