Issuers of Credit Cards in Australia

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There are 36 major issuers of credit cards in Australia. All these credit card providers furnish the cardholders with a number of exciting features and benefits.

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There are 36 major issuers of credit cards in Australia. All these credit card providers furnish the cardholders with a number of exciting features and benefits.

AIMS
AIMS is issuing the AIMS AIMS Advantage Credit Card. It is an AMEX card. The purchase rate of the card is 16.74% and the rate of balance transfer is 9.99%. The rate is applicable, however, for a period of 6 months. There is a period of 55 days for interest free purchases with the card. The annual fee of the card is 25 Australian dollars.

American Express
American Express is issuing 6 different credit cards in Australia – AMEX Platinum Credit Card, AMEX Gold Choices Credit Card, AMEX Qantas American Express Ultimate Card, AMEX Qantas American Express Card, AMEX Blue Sky Card and AMEX Qantas American Express Premium Card.

AMP
AMP is issuing two separate credit cards in Australia – AMP Gold Credit Card and AMP Platinum Credit Card. Both are AMEX cards and both are offering 55 days of interest free period for purchases. The purchase rate of AMP Gold Credit Card is 14.99% and the annual fee is 70 Australian dollars. The purchase rate of the AMP Platinum Credit Card is 18.99% and the rate of balance transfer is 6.99%. The annual fee is 395 Australian dollars.

ANZ
ANZ is issuing eight separate credit cards in Australia – ANZ Balance Visa, ANZ Gold Card, ANZ First Visa, ANZ Low Rate MasterCard, ANZ Frequent Flyer Visa, ANZ Rewards Visa, ANZ Frequent Flyer Visa Card and ANZ Rewards Visa Gold.

Aussie
Aussie has brought out the Aussie Mastercard in Australia. It is a Mastercard and has a purchase rate of 11.99%. The rate of balance transfer of the card is 0.00% and this is applicable for a period of 6 months. The cardholders receive a 55 day period for interest free purchases. The annual fee of the card is 49 Australian dollars.

Austral
The credit card product of Austral in Australia is the Austral Visa Credit Card. It is a VISA card and has a purchase rate of 11.10%. The cardholders get a 55 day interest free purchase period and there are no annual fees.

Australian Central Credit Union
Australian Central MasterCard is the credit card product of the Australian Central Credit Union. It is a MasterCard and has a purchase rate of 19.49%. The rate of balance transfer of the card is 4.90%. The cardholders also get a 55 day for purchasing items with the card without having to pay any interest. The annual fee of the card is 35 Australian dollars.

Some other major Credit Card Providers in Australia
Following are the other leading credit card services and products providers in Australia:

  • Bananacoast Community Credit Union
  • Macquarie Bank
  • BankWest
  • mecu
  • Bendigo
  • Members Equity
  • Big Sky Credit Union
  • NAB (National Australia Bank)
  • Bank of Queensland
  • Newcastle Permanent
  • Citibank
  • RESI
  • Commonwealth Bank
  • Savings & Loans Credit Union
  • Community CPS
  • South West Credit Union
  • Community First Credit Union
  • St George
  • CUA (Credit Union Australia)
  • Suncorp Metway
  • Encompass Credit Union
  • Victoria Teachers Credit Union
  • GE Money
  • Virgin Money
  • Heritage Building Society
  • Westpac
  • HSBC
  • Wizard
  • Intech Credit Union

 

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