Prepaid Cash News
Get the low rate credit card you want for Christmas
Monday December 15, 2008
Save money over the Silly Season with the ANZ Low Rate MasterCard credit card. Find out more about this low rate credit card now.Make credit cards work in your favour during a recession
Thursday October 16, 2008
If Australia does experience a recession, credit card debt could be a problem. Be vigilant about credit card protection
Monday October 13, 2008
By taking suitable precautions, you can keep your credit cards safe and avoid the hassles of credit card fraudDavid Jones Credit Card
Tuesday September 30, 2008
David Jones has just released their new credit card.Cheque Out Cash Options
Wednesday December 5, 2007
The latest deals in prepaid foreign-currency cards, cheques and travel money services offer convenience and sometimes savings.Cashless Buses To Take New Tunnel
Friday April 6, 2007
SYDNEY'S prepaid bus trial will be expanded to include a new Lane Cove tunnel service.The Gift Of Plastic
Wednesday December 1, 2004
Prepaid vouchers from large retailers give new meaning to "Christmas cards", reports Denise Cullen.Skip Unnecessary Fees And Cash In On Holiday Fun
Sunday November 28, 2004
It's worthwhile doing your homework to find out how to pay while you play, Jane-Anne Lee writes.Cash Converters
Wednesday December 4, 2002
How do you carry money while travelling overseas? Christine Long reports on your options.One.tel Undervalued By At Least $90m: Rich
Wednesday June 20, 2001
One.Tel's founder has accused the phone company's administrator of failing to get the best returns for creditors by undervaluing assets, including prepaid advertising from the Packer and Murdoch companies.The Key Points:
Wednesday May 24, 2000
Cash surplus of $393 million for 2000-01. Operating surplus of $1.24 billion. Rainy day fund comprising $830 million of prepaid government superannuation contributions. All permanent Olympic venues paid for, $653million Olympics taxation revenue over the Games period. Forecast GrossCash'n'carry
Tuesday November 11, 1997
CAVEAT caller? Not with the pre-paid Mobile To Go package. Vodafone's new Mobile To Go box may not be an asterisk-free zone. There are still a few of those squashed spiders to make the usual consumer warnings. But none is a fine-print landmine binding you to a contract to make $100 worth of calls a It's Got Currency
Tuesday June 10, 1997
WHAT IT IS Citibank Visa TravelMoney card. HOW it WORKS It is a prepaid electronic card designed as an alternative to traveller's cheques. It can be bought for any amount over $500 and used at ATMs around the world. WHAT IT COSTS When you buy the card, there is an up-front commission oTelstra Sells Prepaid Sims
Monday May 12, 1997
IN AN apparently secret marketing move, Telstra has begun selling pre-paid SIMs (Subscriber ID modules) which cut off users when their SIM runs out of money. The SIMs, which cost $200, have $150 in prepaid calls on them. The calls are charged at 75 cents a minute while the network access fee is The Cashless Society
Tuesday September 3, 1996
Are banks using smart cards to put a charge on cash? IMAGINE stashing a piece of plastic under your mattress for a rainy day. Ridiculous. Cash, however, is another matter. Cash has been king since time immemorial. It is simple, free and universally acceptable. But smart-card operators want to Stored-value Cashless Card Goes On Trial
Tuesday July 16, 1996
AUSTRALIA'S credit union movement has introduced a privacy code for the development of its Stored Value Cards (SVCs). SVCs allow consumers to make small purchases with a "prepaid" card, eliminating the need for cash. They are being trialled in several areas to refine the technology and Credit Card Customers Survive Osborne Crash
Tuesday August 22, 1995
Credit card customers who made substantial prepayments to Osborne Computers but did not receive their goods before the company collapsed, have survived the crash far better than those who paid by cash or cheque. Many consumers remain ignorant of the fact that credit cards offer greater protectionOsborne's Happy Christmas
Monday July 31, 1995
Gateway 2000 of America has agreed to rescue Osborne and its customers. THE 530 Osborne Computer customers who prepaid by cash or cheque for a personal computer will receive their PCs after all, thanks to the intervention of Gateway 2000, America's fifth largest PC company. An Osborne creditors'Hope For Osborne Creditors
Thursday July 20, 1995
Anyone who prepaid for personal computers from Osborne Computer with cash or by cheque before the PC manufacturer went into receivership should eventually get the computer, or cash. But under a plan announced by Osborne's voluntary administrator yesterday, it may take up to two years. The plCash - Who Needs It?
Monday March 13, 1995
As cards get smarter, cash gets scarcer, but we should find it easier to spend, save and update the accounts. PEOPLE who shudder at the thought of telephone banking, get nervous depositing cash into an automatic teller machine or who view EFTPOS with suspiscion, will have to get ready for culture
