Banking & Insurance - March 23rd Travel Bubble Insurance: What Your Policy Won’t Cover While unfettered international travel is still many months away, the trans-Tasman travel bubble looks set to restore free and easy access with our Aussie cousins. However, as the government has already indicated, it's traveller beware. In …
Banking & Insurance - February 15th How to Save Money & Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck Author: Effie Zahos “Money’s too tight to mention. Three more days until payday. I can’t wait!” If that sounds like you, then read on to learn how you can save money and stop living paycheck to …
Banking & Insurance - November 3rd 292%!? How Much Personal Loan Interest Are You Paying? Earlier this year, the government passed new legislation limiting the amount of personal loan interest that lenders can charge their customers. It was in response to unscrupulous lenders charging clients astronomical interest rates that sucked …
Banking & Insurance - October 27th Opinion: The Truth About Pay Later vs Credit Cards Living in a pandemic has changed the way we live, work, play – and spend. After two COVID-19 lockdowns, New Zealanders’ lifestyles have changed in ways we could never have imagined only six months ago. We're …
Banking & Insurance - October 19th How to Switch Banks: A Step-by-Step Guide Whether you’ve become dissatisfied with your financial institution, or think you could be getting a better deal elsewhere, it’s generally a good idea to compare your options before making a decision. Switching your savings or …
Banking & Insurance - October 14th Simple Ways to Prevent Identity Theft: Don’t Fall Victim! There really isn’t a foolproof way to avoid falling victim to identity theft. Even if you’re extra cautious about how you handle your personal details online, unavoidable data breaches and attacks can arise. However, there …
Banking & Insurance - September 30th Top Online Banking Mistakes: How to Avoid Them We rely extensively on online banking. Whether it's to check our balances on the go, pay bills or transfer money, websites and apps have created a new era of user-friendly banking. But what happens when …
Banking & Insurance - September 24th Canstar Awards BNZ as Bank of the Year 2020 | Online Banking When was the last time you went to a bricks and mortar bank for your everyday banking needs? According to Canstar's 2020 research into Kiwis' banking habits, just 5% of us still bank at a …
Banking & Insurance - September 11th ANZ Wins Canstar’s Award for Bank of the Year | Small Business 2020 Canstar's award for Bank of the Year | Small Business recognises that small businesses are the lifeblood of the economy. According to government statistics, they account for: 97% of all businesses 29% of all employees …
Banking & Insurance - August 13th Don’t Show Me the Money: A Guide to Cashless Payments Author: Martin Kovacs While we're all still spending large, Kiwis are increasingly not splashing the cash. We were one of the first countries to embrace EFTPOS and, over the past couple of years, we've gone increasingly …
