Payments
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- Credit cards
The $900 million fee fight that could hit frequent flyer points
The arcane system that sits beneath credit card loyalty schemes is being put under the microscope by a Reserve Bank plan to ban surcharging.
- Clancy Yeates
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The cheque is a dramatic (and dying) way to spend a dollar. We must keep it alive
Cash is king and tapping is convenient, but nothing is more satisfying than paying with a cheque, mate.
- Thomas Mitchell
- Perspective
- Parenting
What’s the going rate for the Tooth Fairy, and should it be adjusted for inflation?
From 10¢ in the ’60s to the generous $20 Josh Frydenberg’s five-year-old received in 2022, Tooth Fairy inflation is real – but that doesn’t make it right.
- Felicity Caldwell
- Opinion
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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
Australia’s worst regions for car theft revealed
The number of stolen cars in one state has more than doubled in a decade, with insurance premiums likely to rise as a result.
- Savannah Meacham
Better late than never? The ‘contagion effect’ crippling small businesses
Small businesses employ 5.4 million people and generate a third of Australia’s GDP, but late payments from bigger firms are putting many under financial strain.
- Cindy Yin
‘The cost of cash is real’: So who’s really paying to keep it alive?
Moving cash around the country in armoured cars costs money. But unlike digital payments that attract surcharges, these costs aren’t visible to consumers.
- Clancy Yeates
- Opinion
- Wall Street
Elon Musk eyes an escape from the trap that has cost him billions
Elon Musk may be on the verge of a Houdini-like escape from the financial morass that was his $US44 billion acquisition of Twitter. He can thank Donald Trump.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Exclusive
- Technology
Your next credit card might not have any numbers. Here’s why
First, cards went contactless. Now they’re going numberless.
- David Swan
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