A new online service is promising to provide Kiwis with a quick and free way to find out their credit score.

Spending on electronic cards fell in August, led by a decline at hospitality venues.

Environment Canterbury is publishing credit card expenditure on their website in a bid to increase its "openness and transparency."

Kiwis are opening their wallets with retail spending up for the June quarter, rising at the fastest pace in close to a decade.

There's been a call for credit card companies to be scrutinised for the levies they charge companies.

Online retail sales were up 10 per cent June, according to the BNZ's latest monthly spending report.

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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.

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.

Hilton confirms hackers stole guests' credit card payment information at some of its point-of-sale hotel systems.

Global hotel chain Hilton has revealed that it has been hacked and guests' credit card information has been stolen.

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.

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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.

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.

The dropping of Airpoints from BNZ credit cards has lowered the bank's travel reward performance in the latest credit card research.

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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.