Debit cards are good for people who don’t like carrying so much cash. They can be more convenient and safer, and they can also allow cash holdings to earn interest. However, it may not be possible to be completely cash free.
One of the great advantages of debit cards is that they can be used for foreign currency transactions. This can also carry some dangers, in that it can attract some unexpected charges, and if there is a lot of spending on a debit card in a foreign currency then it may be a good idea [...]
Offset accounts are savings accounts that are attached to a mortgage account, and they reduce mortgage interest. A growing number of them have debit cards.
Debit cards are often seen as an alternative to credit cards. This is partially true, but there are some things that credit cards do that debit cards do not.
There is a new credit card that is starting to come into the Australian market, the hybrid card or the current account credit card. Essentially the card is a combination of a debit card a credit card. Like a debit card it has a direct link to the transaction account of the card holder. In [...]