594,000 Aussies cut up their credit cards in one month
Announcement posted by Infochoice 13 Nov 2019
Wednesday 13 November 2019
There are now 13, 906, 927 personal credit card accounts in Australia, down from a peak of 15 million in 2018. The average personal credit card balance accruing interest is now $1,994, down 1% in 12 months.
“The credit card market is under pressure from transaction accounts with great debit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay as well as Buy Now, Pay Later schemes,” said Vadim Taube CEO of financial comparison website InfoChoice.com.au.
“Now credit card issuers are hitting back with some amazing deals to entice customers back.
“Suncorp and Virgin are both promoting 14 months of no interest on credit card purchases,” said Vadim Taube.
“Other cards have 100,000 QFF promotions, cash back offers, no annual fee, even free global WiFi.”
Suncorp Bank Clear Options Platinum Visa credit card is currently promoting a special offer of 14 months interest-free on purchases and 14 months interest-free on balances transferred.
Virgin Money’s Velocity Flyer Visa lets cardholders choose from three major promotional offers - a 70,000 Velocity points offer, a 22-month zero interest balance transfer deal or a 14-month zero interest on purchases deal.
Latitude’s 28 Degrees Mastercard has free global WiFi in many of the places travellers like to go, plus no international transaction fees on purchases.
Vadim Taube said: “A great Christmas credit card could be the Latitude Low Rate Mastercard credit card which has a 30-day price drop guarantee.
“If the price drops on an eligible purchase you make within 30 days, Latitude will refund you the difference (conditions).”
Ten top Low-Rate Credit Cards listed on InfoChoice 13/11/2019).
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| Institution Title
| Product Title
| Rates - Purchase Rate
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| 1 | G&C Mutual Bank | G&C Mutual Bank Low Rate Visa Credit Card | 7.49 |
| 2 | Auswide Bank | Auswide Bank Low Rate Visa | 8.7 |
| 3 | Community First Credit Union | McGrath Pink Visa Credit Card | 8.99 |
| 3 | Move Bank | Low Rate Credit Card | 8.99 |
| 4 | Bank Australia | Bank Australia Low Rate VISA | 9.39 |
| 5 | Bank First | Bank First Visa Platinum Credit Card | 9.84 |
| 6 | Latitude Financial Services | Latitude Low Rate Mastercard | 9.89 |
| 7 | Bankwest | Bankwest Breeze Platinum MasterCard | 9.9 |
| 7 | Commonwealth Bank | CommBank Essentials | 9.9 |
| 8 | Bank of us | Bank of us Visa Credit Card | 9.99 |
| 8 | BankSA | BankSA Visa Business Card | 9.99 |
| 8 | Credit Union SA | Education Community Credit Card | 9.99 |
| 8 | First Option Bank | Low Rate Visa Credit Card | 9.99 |
| 8 | St.George | BusinessVantage Visa Card | 9.99 |
| 9 | Heritage Bank | Heritage Visa Business Secured | 10.4 |
| 10 | Credit Union SA | Visa Credit Card | 10.49 |
| 10 | Endeavour Mutual Bank | Credit Card | 10.49 |
| 10 | SCU | SCU Low Rate Visa Credit Card | 10.49 |
For more information on other credit card offers and the credit card market outlook, please contact:
Jason Bryce, Media Manager on 0428 777 727 jason.bryce@infochoice.com.au
For more comments, please contact: Vadim Taube, Chief Executive on 0403 580 794
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* listed on InfoChoice’s database of 1800 home loans and 145 institutions in Australia.
The products compared in this article are chosen from a range of offers available to us and are not representative of all the products available in the market and influenced by a range of factors including interest rates, product costs and commercial and sponsorship arrangements.
InfoChoice is a leading Australian comparison website for retail banking and personal finance products. We’ve been helping Aussies find great offers on credit cards, home loans, savings accounts, term deposits, personal loans and car loans for over 25 years. Our mission is to help consumers make an informed purchasing by bringing together the most comprehensive list of financial products on the market today.
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