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Choose your perfect credit card

Thursday February 28, 2008
The right credit card is as individual as you are. Not everyone has the same credit needs, and some people want more than just a safety net of funds for emergency expenses.

BankWest Lite MasterCard your ticket out of credit card debt

Tuesday February 26, 2008
Many credit cards offer balance transfers for no charge as an incentive, but rarely is this coupled with the advantages offered by the BankWest Lite MasterCard, available from creditcards.com.au

Visa expects $18.8 billion revenue from offering

Tuesday February 26, 2008
Credit card provider Visa will be selling a staggering amount of shares in an effort to raise a possible $18.8 billion.

Credit card debt tops $42 billion

Monday February 25, 2008
The Reserve Bank of Australia has issued its latest figures showing the total outstanding balance on credit and charge cards in Australia has risen to $42.698 billion in December.

Beat the banks

Tuesday February 19, 2008
With the new year well underway it's time to make sure that our finances are in order. If you haven't recovered from your Christmas spending spree and still have a monster credit card bill sitting there it might be a good time to take some action and save some money.

Credit card scam hits New Zealand

Monday February 18, 2008
A credit card scam has been identified in New Zealand with fraudsters making unauthorised withdrawals at automatic teller machines using what are being called dummy credit cards.

Citibank and Suncorp sign off on credit card agreement

Wednesday February 13, 2008
This agreement between the two banks will see Citibank's portfolio increase significantly, adding approximately 100,000 credit cards to its existing customer portfolio.

Credit card debt consolidation tips

Tuesday February 5, 2008
Many consumers find themselves not only short of cash but in a trap of mounting debt with their credit cards being used to keep them afloat.

Credit card rates rising

Monday February 4, 2008
The banks and other financial institutions raising credit card interest rates with little fanfare are hitting Australian credit card holders hard in the hip pocket.

Mastercard shares rise on profit announcement

Friday February 1, 2008
Mastercard Inc., has seen its shares on the New York stock exchange enjoy their biggest gain in more than three months.