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Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Best bank accounts for January 2021
As savings accounts and term deposit rates dip below 1 per cent, ensuring you have the most competitive bank account can be a great way to kick off your 2021 financial health check.
Bank Accounts
07 Jan, 2021
2 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Start 2021 with a financial checkup
New year, new you, new focus on financial health. Here are a few ways you could look into getting your finances in order in 2021, or in the years to come.
Bank Accounts
31 Dec, 2020
4 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Four new year’s financial resolutions to kickstart 2021
Whether you’re struggling with debt, scared to try new things or have kept your finances on autopilot up until now, here are four new year’s financial resolutions to kickstart your 2021.
Bank Accounts
23 Dec, 2020
6 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Bank account boom: what banks are offering to win your business
Banks are fighting for your business and putting generous offers on the table for new transaction account customers.
Bank Accounts
17 Dec, 2020
5 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Gift cards: The Christmas naughty and nice list
RateCity.com.au has released its annual ‘naughty and nice’ gift card list, as Australians rush to find the perfect last-minute present this Christmas.
Bank Accounts
17 Dec, 2020
5 min read
Georgia Brown
Personal Finance Editor
Best bank accounts for October 2020
There’s no time like the present to ensure your transaction account is offering you competitive features and minimal to no fees.
Bank Accounts
30 Oct, 2020
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Samsung Pay partners with eftpos when contactless payments needed most
Samsung Electronics Australia has partnered with eftpos to allow contactless transactions to be made through Samsung Pay, via the eftpos network.
Bank Accounts
13 Oct, 2020
3 min read
Alison Cheung
Finance Writer
ME Bank enables Google Pay as shoppers turn away from cash amid COVID-19
ME Bank has switched on Google Pay for its customers who have an Android smartphone or wearable.
Bank Accounts
25 Aug, 2020
3 min read
Tony Ibrahim
Senior Journalist
Thousands of ATMs removed due to COVID-19 business closures
People may have a harder time pulling out their money as closures brought about by the pandemic have led to thousands of ATM machines being decommissioned.
Bank Accounts
18 Aug, 2020
3 min read
Alison Cheung
Finance Writer
UK fintech Revolut brings new money app down under
Revolut has rolled out a money app in the growing Australian fintech market, which brings together budget management and fee-free money transfers in one app.
Bank Accounts
12 Aug, 2020
4 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Could negative inflation keep rates on hold?
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has recorded the largest fall in Australia’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) in its 72-year history, indicating that it may be some time before we start seeing interest rates rise.
Bank Accounts
29 Jul, 2020
3 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
The great divide – how COVID is hurting some families and helping others
When it comes to the financial impacts of COVID-19, there are two narratives emerging amongst Australians: those who are being hurt by COVID-19, and those being helped.
Bank Accounts
23 Jul, 2020
7 min read
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