Five per cent of Kiwis won't be buying Christmas presents this year, say researchers.

Nearly 30pc of Kiwis won't pay their post Xmas credit bill on time, research shows.

Paul Little went to Debtors Anonymous to meet those battling an addiction to spending.

Kiwis have become far too comfortable with credit-card debt.

Customers have been warned to look out for a scam designed to steal credit card info.

Online, mobile and digital currency systems are set to overtake credit and debit cards.

Two mobile traders have been ordered to pay over $250,000 for breaching trading laws.

UK banks are now giving out unsecured consumer loans enthusiastically

An Australian scientist has been jailed for using forged NZ passports to defraud banks.

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Higher spending by tourists continued to bolster retailers last month. Figures from Paymark show February spending was up 2.2 per

A couple disguised themselves as hospital staff and visitors to schools before going on a $50,000 spending spree with stolen credit cards.

Done properly, loans between family members can benefit everyone. It's up to you to weigh up the pros and cons, Mary Holm writes.

Nearly one in five Kiwis has hidden savings or debt from their other half and women are the bigger culprits.

Retail spending continues to rise with electronic card transaction sales up 5.6 per cent or $270 million on the same period last year.

Against the odds, a Kiwi and her partner transformed from broke credit card junkies to $1 million property owners. Here's how they did it.

Kiwis are putting more on their credit card than ever before, raising concerns about how quickly that debt will be paid back.

COMMENT: Kiwis love a good freebie. In the cut-through world of credit cards banks fight hard to grab our attention with juicy perks.

Christmas spending is shaping up to be strong across the country.

New Zealand retail spending on electronic cards fell in November, amid disruption from the Kaikoura earthquake.

Kiwis rate travel much higher than buying possessions, according to a survey released by American Express

More financial services companies are embracing the technology.

People who are married and have two or three children are more likely to have a higher credit score than those with one or no children. Research

Children as young as 12 are targeting contactless credit and debit cards in Rotorua.

The nation's tourism boom drove up retail spending and demand for restaurants, takeaway shops, and accommodation.

Competition in the low interest rate credit card market is heating up with a major bank launching a no fee card and a new entrant

AmEx is hoping to grab a bigger share of the credit card market with the launch of a new card offering the highest Airpoint dollar earn rate for purchases in NZ.

Anyone who provides credit can see your history, so here's the biggest mistakes millennials make and how to avoid them.

Poorer households in New Zealand are subsidising wealthier households to the tune of $59 million a year through credit card reward schemes.

A woman who stole 300 pieces of mail to get money for her meth habit dodged a prison sentence in court today.