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Demystifying blockchain: A basic user guide
A tech-free user guide to the blockchain - the technology infrastructure behind bitcoin.
A tech-free user guide to the blockchain - the technology infrastructure behind bitcoin.
Retail spending was up in June - with durable goods: furniture, hardware, appliances leading the charge.
After Thursday's Brexit vote, there has been a "dramatic" drop in credit card spending over last weekend.
New Zealanders cut their retail spending on credit and debit cards for the first time in 13 months in May.
Retail spending on credit and debit cards rose in March, led by increased spending at bars and restaurants.
Tourists appear to be spending more on their credit cards in New Zealand, led by visitors from Australia and the UK.
Retail spending on electronic cards rose for a 10th straight month in February, led by an increase in consumables.
Peer-to-peer lending is relatively new but there are now companies licensed to operate online platforms, matching up borrowers with lenders.
New Zealanders spent a record $6b shopping in December, the highest ever monthly figure recorded by Statistics New Zealand.
Q: A few years ago my daughter entered the workforce. She got a credit card with a limit of $500. Within a year the bank sent a letter raising the limit to $10,000.
A new study says the glitz and glamour some credit card reward schemes promise is often unrealistic.
Winners pay off their debt in full each month, so they never pay any interest. If you're not in a position to do that, please - stop using your card.
Bad credit ratings happen to people in all walks of life. Sometimes a catastrophe such as business failure, divorce or illness leaves an erstwhile financially healthy member of the public in dire straits.
The economy has started to slow, with confidence declining as dairy prices remain lower for longer.
We spend a lot more using credit cards than we would with cash. How much more? A number of studies show how and why people spend more on credit than with cash, but there's no consensus as to how much.
Kiwis spent more on their electronic cards in May, as increased retailing of consumables offset a flat month.
Core retail spending (excluding fuel and vehicle-related spending) fell 0.8 per cent in April, the first time since last June.
For the March quarter as a whole core retail sales paid for by credit, debit or charge cards were up 2.7 per cent - the fastest quarterly growth since December 2006.
Latest stats show New Zealand consumers are starting to spend up in the shops, with electronic card spending up 3.7 per cent last month.
Don't be sucked in by tempting rewards schemes when you're shopping for a credit card, says Consumer New Zealand.
Retailers are continuing to benefit from the boost to consumers' discretionary incomes from the fall in oil prices over the past year.
New Zealanders increased spending on debit and credit cards in February, led by gains in hospitality and apparel as low inflation
People are becoming more comfortable with the new way of paying for small items, with a trebling in the use of contactless card transactions over the past year.
Apple has promised that its Pay service can revolutionise the way we shop, replacing a credit card swipe with a tap of the phone.
Presidents, they're just like us - their credit cards get declined.
Having bad credit can stand in the way of everything from borrowing from the bank to signing up with a power company for your home electricity.
Visa is rolling out software to detect whether it's you or someone pretending to be you filling up on fuel.
A six-year-old racked up a credit card bill of more than $1,200 in just two days, playing games on his parents' tablet.