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  • ANZ iPhone app follows mobile credit card service
    The new ANZ app will allow people to transfer money to a third party without knowing their bank account number. ANZ has launched an Apple iPhone banking app shortly after its trial service to allow people to make credit card ...
    Tue 31st Aug, 2010 (2 Comments)
  • Banks tell consumers 'to sell rather than grant home loans'
    Consumers are being discouraged from taking out bridging loans, one publication has noted. Banks are refusing home loans to consumers and instead telling them to sell their properties first. A piece in the Daily Telegraph by ...
    Tue 31st Aug, 2010
  • How to beat credit card and home loan fees
    There are many ways in which consumers can avoid paying bank fees, one publication has noted. Credit cards, home loans, transaction accounts and other products are all affected by bank fees each year, but there are plenty of ...
    Tue 31st Aug, 2010
  • Interest rate rise 'is all but certain'
    The Reserve Bank of Australia will increase the interest rate again this year, economists have predicted. A forthcoming interest rate rise by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is all but certain to happen by the end of the ...
    Tue 31st Aug, 2010
  • Credit card security code launched by Commonwealth Bank
    A new security code system has been launched by the Commonwealth Bank to provide additional protection for online shoppers. The Commonwealth Bank has launched a new security code which can confirm consumer's online credit ...
    Tue 31st Aug, 2010
  • Thousands of ANZ credit card machines 'stopped working after glitch'
    A technical glitch resulted in thousands of ANZ credit card and Eftpos machines failing to work. Thousands of ANZ credit card and Eftpos machines stopped working after a technical glitch, according to reports.Transactions ...
    Fri 27th Aug, 2010
  • CommBank 'to update credit card transaction service'
    The Commonwealth Bank is set to improve its Netbank service during a downtime. The Commonwealth Bank are set to update their credit card transactions on its online service Netbank during a downtime.The system will be shutdown ...
    Fri 27th Aug, 2010
  • Thousands of ANZ credit card machines 'stopped working after glitch'
    A technical glitch resulted in thousands of ANZ credit card and Eftpos machines failing to work. Thousands of ANZ credit card and Eftpos machines stopped working after a technical glitch, according to reports.Transactions ...
    Thu 26th Aug, 2010 (1 Comment)
  • Telstra warns of credit card scam
    Telstra customers are being targeted by a scam, it has been revealed. Telstra has issued a warning to its customers about becoming victims of a credit card scam.Hoaxers are sending out a phishing email pretending to be from ...
    Thu 26th Aug, 2010 (1 Comment)
  • Scam targets 'bank account and credit card numbers'
    Australian Central members have been targeted in a scam. Members of Australian Central have received bogus phone calls and emails targeting their bank account and credit card details.Fraudsters are pretending to be from the ...
    Wed 25th Aug, 2010 (1 Comment)
  • SMBs facing increased risks 'to credit card and bank account cons'
    Credit card and bank account details of small and midsized businesses are increasing under threat from scammers, one company has noted. Small and midsized businesses (SMBs) in Australia are facing increased risks to their ...
    Wed 25th Aug, 2010 (1 Comment)
  • ATO wants 'people to pay by credit card'
    A payments provider is being sought after by the Australian Tax Office to enable people to use credit cards to pay bills. The Australian Tax Office (ATO) wants to enable a service whereby people can pay bills by using a ...
    Tue 24th Aug, 2010
  • Credit cards could be replaced by bartering
    A bartering system could replace the use of credit cards, according to one university scholar. It could be that in the future spending by credit cards will become a thing of the past and replaced by bartering.This is ...
    Tue 24th Aug, 2010
  • Aussie credit and debit spending 'was flat across July'
    Debit and credit card transaction spending across July was flat, according to a Commonwealth Bank survey. Aussie credit and debit spending was flat across July, according to a recent survey.The latest Commonwealth Bank ...
    Tue 24th Aug, 2010
  • Credit cards 'can be used to purchase BlackBerry apps in Australia'
    Credit card customers will be able to use the products to purchase BlackBerry apps in Australia. BlackBerry users in Australia will now be able to purchase apps for their handset by using credit cards.Consumers can visit the ...
    Mon 23rd Aug, 2010
  • Aussie credit quality 'has clearly stabilised'
    More small businesses are experiencing stress, but Aussie credit quality has stabilised, according to Westpac. There has been a stabilisation of Aussie credit quality, according to one bank.Westpac noted that there are now ...
    Mon 23rd Aug, 2010
  • ANZ: Aussie credit quality 'continues to improve'
    ANZ has reported profits after tax of $3.6 billion. Aussie credit quality has continued to improve at one bank.ANZ made the announcement as part of its market update from nine months up to June 30th 2010, in which it revealed ...
    Mon 23rd Aug, 2010
  • School kids to be taught 'to avoid credit card debt'
    A new scheme is set to give school children money management education to help them avoid future debt. School children are set to be educated on ways to manage money correctly, which could help them avoid massive credit card ...
    Fri 20th Aug, 2010
  • $70,000 Aussie credit limit 'leads pensioner to amass $36,000 debt'
    A pensioner has accumulated $36,000 of debt after being given a $70,000 credit limit. A pensioner's wife has hit out at banks after her husband was given a $70,000 Aussie credit limit.Pauline Stubbs discovered the amount ...
    Thu 19th Aug, 2010
  • Promotional credit card rates "often have a catch"
    Consumers should be aware that promotional credit cards tend to have a catch, one expert has noted. Individuals looking to take out a promotional credit card should be aware that they "often have a catch", according ...
    Thu 19th Aug, 2010 (1 Comment)
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