Credit card news

Credit cards offering up to three months interest-free

Buy now … and pay much later. There are a handful of credit cards in Australia that allow you to do just that.

One in three Aussies losing money on rewards credit cards

How rewarding is your rewards credit card? Possibly not very, according to a new study from ME, which found that for over a third of Aussie cardholders, rewards cards are effectively costing them money.

Amex lures Australians with special Velocity offer

Consumers who take out an American Express Velocity Platinum Card in the next month can earn up to 100,000 bonus Velocity points.

Telstra unveils rewards program

Telstra has launched a loyalty program called Telstra Plus to reward customers for their spending.

These frequent flyer credit cards have a $0 annual fee

Want something for nothing? There are five credit cards that give you just that – provided you pay off your entire bill each month.

We’ve crunched the numbers on the highest-earning frequent flyer cards

As banks quietly shake up the credit card landscape by hiking interest rates and shaving earn rates on some rewards schemes, RateCity.com.au has crunched the numbers on the highest-earning frequent flyer cards.

Westpac to make up to $40K* extra a day by slugging credit card customers with interest rate hike

Without warning Westpac has today hiked the interest rate on a majority of its credit cards by 0.25 per cent.

Credit card providers chasing business with 0% balance transfer offers

More Aussies ditching their credit card debt

Australian households have $1.86 billion dollars less credit card debt accruing interest now than they did a year ago, according to new RBA statistics.

Your credit card could earn double rewards points this long weekend

RateCity research has revealed that if you’re planning on turning your long weekend into an excuse for an overseas holiday, there are some credit cards that offer you a double dose of rewards points.

Apple announces its own credit card

Many of us have credit cards from banks or credit unions. Some of us have credit cards from big supermarkets, department stores or airlines. And now Apple has announced that it is launching its own branded credit card, backed up by Goldman Sachs and Mastercard.

Millennials take up “pay later” with gusto

Young people have replaced credit cards with the "buy now, pay later" approach, early adopting payment systems like Afterpay and ZipPay over credit cards.