These days it’s a choice between credit cards and debit cards – and you need an armoury of these to cater for whatever may come your way.
Credit stress is most concentrated in Australia’s two biggest states.
Any debt is bad if you can’t pay it back,but some debts are better to have than others.
Credit cards are convenient but can be an expensive way to pay for things when overseas.
Shoppers will spend $1.25 billion on “unprecedented” deals as retailers look to clear and refresh stock,says the Australian Retailers Association.
Australians lost a record $677.5 million to payment fraud in the 2023 financial year,prompting yet more warnings against phishing scams.
The payment cards provider is partnering with two merchant acquirers in a bid to end the question “do you accept American Express?”
Australia’s biggest credit companies intend to tighten their approval criteria following an increase in the number of borrowers doing it tough.
Credit cards and smartphones are supposed to simplify and streamline our lives. Until the IT dam wall is washed away – and with it our information and cash.
Consumers are increasingly relying on credit cards to make ends meet while interest rates and annual fees on many cards are rising.
New data reveals how stressed households are grappling with the cost of living crisis caused by inflation and higher interest rates.