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Banks must be more conservative when approving new credit limits from January.

Goodbye ‘Frank’: These are the new top credit cards in town

ME Bank may be closing its trailblazing low-rate credit card, but it is far from the cheapest option now anyway.

  • Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

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Some credit cards will offer you complimentary travel insurance, provided you pay for a minimum amount of your travel on the card.

Lost luggage forced me to put free credit card travel insurance to the test

When we arrived in Morocco, my wife’s bag didn’t, resulting in $1200 in expenses for clothing and other essentials. The airline didn’t want to know about it.

  • Michael Gebicki
ATMs inside bank premises offer greater security than hole-in-the-wall terminals.

Fees and scams: Eight things to know about using credit cards overseas

Scammers lie in wait, and if you use the wrong card you could end up paying more than you need to.

  • Michael Gebicki
Mastercard has revealed plans to entirely remove digits from physical credit and debit cards in Australia.

Your next credit card might not have any numbers. Here’s why

First, cards went contactless. Now they’re going numberless.

  • David Swan
Surcharges are increasingly being added for card payments – but Australia’s biggest bank wants them scrapped.

Qantas, Virgin warn of higher prices if card surcharges banned

The airline duopoly has defended card surcharges, saying they give customers choice and keep prices low.

  • Millie Muroi

Australians illegally charged billions of dollars in merchant fees by federal government

Millions of small fees amounting to billions of dollars have been charged for two decades, dating back to the Howard government era.

  • Chris O'Keefe
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Six tips to save you from a financial hangover this Christmas

It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but Christmas can also be the most expensive for many of us.

  • Victoria Devine
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Seasoning the cricket season

To prevent a bland contest.

The federal government says it’s prepared to ban debit card surcharges from 2026, subject to consultation being led by the RBA.

Why those pesky card surcharges are no longer doing their job

Extra fees for paying on a card have annoyed consumers for years. Now there’s a compelling case for making significant changes to the surcharging regime.

  • Clancy Yeates
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Make Clovelly Great Again

Lifting the lid on sartorial politics.

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