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Airline loyalty card schemes, which on sell data to brokers, are being investigated as part of a review of data broker practices.

Warning to Australians who use credit cards to earn airline points

The generosity of rewards schemes could be scaled back if a proposal to ban surcharges for card transactions goes ahead.

  • Elias Visontay

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock have a fight on their hands.

Albanese, Chalmers and RBA face nasty, brutish fight … to save you $60 a year

The Albanese government wants to improve the economy. A proposed ban to card surcharges will be a test of its ability to succeed.

  • Shane Wright
Bank shares are known for their dividends, but some analysts say these payments are unsustainable.

‘Snowball effect’: RBA’s card surcharge ban risks higher prices and job cuts

Businesses would be banned from applying surcharges to all credit and debit card transactions from July next year under a Reserve Bank proposal.

  • Elias Visontay, Jessica Yun and Shane Wright
Not keeping a budget is a classic way to lose track of your hard-earned.

Ten common money mistakes that could be draining your wallet

You may not even realise you’re doing it, but breaking these bad financial habits can have a profound impact on your savings account.

  • Nina Hendy
No matter how flush you are, or how reliable your repayments, once you hit a certain age it can be tough to get a credit card.

I have $1.6m in super but can’t get a credit card. Am I too old?

No matter how flush you are, or how reliable your repayments, once you hit a certain age it can be tough to get a credit card.

  • Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
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

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