The RBA has rates set at all-time lows and may cut rates yet again in the near future. CPI inflation has edged up to 1.7 [...]

Micro-investing apps make investing easy, you link your internet banking login details to the app, set up a savings/investment plan and watch your money grow, [...]

NAB and Westpac have announced new cuts to some savings account rates. All four big banks have cut their savings account rates in the last [...]

School banking and children’s savings accounts – There are good accounts and not so good accounts … The spotlight is on school banking programs, which [...]

What is Osko? Osko, in short, is a new way to pay people, businesses and transfer money between bank accounts using Australia’s New Payments Platform [...]

The Australian Government guarantees deposits, up to $250,000, that are held in Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions (ADIs)– also known as banks and credit unions. The government [...]

Xinja Bank is a new kind of bank that is not yet fully operational. In the next few months Xinja will launch new accounts and [...]

The Powerball jackpot this week is the biggest in Australian history at $150 million. One in three Aussie adults is expected to play this week's [...]

By Elle Hardy After six months of hype, the Commonwealth Bank’s new app has landed. Known as CommBank app 4.0, it is hailed as a [...]

In the olden days (which means the 1970s at the most recent…), your savings account was a dull, stolid sort of investment vehicle that was [...]

By Jason Bryce Prime Minister Scott Morrison famously believes in miracles and now I do too. I have just received my personal ‘dividend’ payment from [...]

Your guide to switching banks Australians are more likely to get divorced than change their bank. But thanks to a number of government regulations in [...]

Afterpay is part of a new wave of ‘Buy now, Pay later’ apps and online wallets that is sweeping the world. Afterpay allows you to [...]

Do you remember the ‘Dollarmites’ school savings program that Commonwealth Bank offers to primary schools around Australia? It still exists—with CBA offering a range of [...]

Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, NAB and ANZ have all cut their savings account and term deposit rates in recent weeks. Base rates on savings accounts are [...]

Getting into the habit of saving money can be the factor that makes all the difference to your security later on in life. If you [...]

Australian interest rates are at an all-time low at the moment and this means that all of the country’s banks had to follow suit and [...]

When you open a bank account that offers interest, whether it’s a transaction account or a dedicated savings account, you’ll probably have to supply the [...]

At first sight, term deposits are pretty much the ideal, low–maintenance savings vehicles; you deposit your money, then sit back and wait for the term [...]

YOLO right? So why worry about investing and saving. That just seems really boring.  Well life costs cash and the better you manage your cash, [...]

Term deposit vs savings account Saving money is important because having a cushion of funds can help you to weather financial storms, get educated, buy [...]

Facebook, Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Uber, eBay and 23 other online commerce brands have announced a plan to establish a new online currency for Facebook called [...]

Savings accounts are NOT all simple, straightforward products that are basically pretty much all the same. Each savings account has its own terms and conditions, [...]

Do you think saving money is hard? Spending money is easier right? Well actually anyone can save money but managing their cash efficiently and taking [...]

Which banks are cutting savings rates? Savers are often forgotten in conversations about rate cuts. Borrowers love lower interest rates but the other side of [...]

Even though contactless payment is well on its way to ubiquity now, we still get asked: “Cheque, savings or credit?” at the point of sale. [...]