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Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Big changes coming for competition laws
These amendments will provide “greater protections for small businesses and more choice for consumers by boosting innovation and opening new markets”.
Credit Cards
16 Aug, 2017
1 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
CBA faces $10m bill for ripping off customers
Commonwealth Bank will refund about $10 million after selling unsuitable consumer credit insurance to tens of thousands of Australians.
Credit Cards
15 Aug, 2017
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Macquarie revamps its credit card rewards
Macquarie today announced the launch of its new digital credit card rewards program.
Credit Cards
01 Aug, 2017
1 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Aussies abandoning cash and cheques for cards and tech
New figures released by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) confirm what many of us have suspected for some time – fewer Aussies are making cash payments for their purchases, and more are utilising cards and other cashless fintech solutions.
Credit Cards
26 Jul, 2017
3 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Small businesses to start phasing out surcharges
Getting charged extra at the checkout when you pay with your plastic should largely become a thing of the past by the end of the year, with the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) preparing to enforce new laws on credit card surcharges by small businesses.
Credit Cards
04 Jul, 2017
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Westpac unveils basic, low-rate credit card
Credit Cards
04 Jul, 2017
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Credit card lenders taking axe to rewards programs
As of July 1, the way consumers earn and spend rewards points will drastically change.
Credit Cards
23 Jun, 2017
9 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Scott Morrison's credit card crackdown
‘Predatory’ credit card practices may be a thing of the past, as Scott Morrison announces new measures to protect vulnerable Aussies from racking up thousands in unnecessary credit card debt.
Credit Cards
23 Jun, 2017
2 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Move to cashless economy speeds up
Australia’s transformation into a cashless society is accelerating, with a new report showing increasing abandonment of cash and cheques in favour of digital and electronic payments.
Credit Cards
31 May, 2017
2 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Record scam numbers recorded
Australians are reporting a record number of scams, with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s annual Targeting Scams report showing a 47% increase from 2015 to 2016.
Credit Cards
16 May, 2017
3 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
New credit card will charge higher minimum repayments
Consumers will get a blessing in disguise when ING Direct forces them to pay off more of their debt each month with its new credit card.
Credit Cards
08 May, 2017
2 min read
Kate Cowling
Turnbull moves to stamp out excessive card surcharges
The Federal Government will introduce a ban on excessive card surcharges, to be phased in from mid next year, to stop customers getting unfairly ripped off when they pull out their plastic.
Credit Cards
20 Oct, 2015
4 min read
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