Gold Credit Card Deals for March
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| Citibank Clear Platinum Credit Card - Includes complimentary international travel insurance. | ||||||
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11.49% p.a |
0.99% p.a (for first 6 months) |
Up to 55 days | Citibank World Privileges | $49 (for first year) |
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| St George Platinum Visa - Personal Concierge Service, Overseas travel, transit accident, purchase cover, extended warranty insurance | ||||||
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15.24% p.a |
3.99% p.a (for the first 6 months) |
Up to 55 days | Exclusive Platinum card programs offered by Visa and MasterCard | $89 | |
| BankSA Platinum Visa - Personal Concierge Service, Overseas travel, transit accident, purchase cover, extended warranty insurance | ||||||
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15.24% p.a |
3.99% p.a (for the first 6 months) |
Up to 55 days | Exclusive Platinum card programs offered by Visa and MasterCard | $89 | |
| ANZ Visa Gold Credit Card - Up to nine additional cardholders at no extra cost. 7.99% on balance transfers for 6 months | ||||||
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18.49% p.a |
7.99% p.a (for first 6 months) |
Up to 55 days | $87 | |
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| CUA Gold Rewards MasterCard - Complimentary International Travel Insurance on Gold# | ||||||
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18.74% p.a |
2.9% p.a (for first 9 months) |
Up to 55 days | $1 = 1 Point | $85 | |
| IMB Gold Rewards MasterCard - Complimentary International Travel Insurance on Gold# | ||||||
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18.74% p.a |
2.9% p.a (for first 9 months) |
Up to 55 days | $1 = 1 Point | $99 | |
| ANZ Qantas Freq Flyer Visa Gold - Uncapped Qantas Frequent Flyer points earning. | ||||||
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18.99% p.a |
% p.a N/A |
Up to 55 days | Up to $1.25 = 1 point | $195 | |
| ANZ Qantas Freq Flyer Platinum - Uncapped Qantas Frequent Flyer points earning. | ||||||
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18.99% p.a |
% p.a N/A |
Up to 55 days | Up to $1.5 = 1 point | $295 | |
| Suncorp Gold Card - Great rewards plus the option of earning 2 Qantas Frequent Flyer points for every $3 spent. Complimentary International Travel Insurance | ||||||
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19.25% p.a |
1.9% p.a (for first 9 months) |
Up to 55 days | 1 Reward point for every $1 spend | $99 | |
| Commonwealth Bank Gold Card - Use your rewards for travel, hotels, shopping and even donations to charities with our Bonus Partners. Complimentary international travel insurance for return trips of up to 3 months. globaleshop by American Express®. Emergency Travel Assistance for Commonwealth Bank American Express® Cards. Access to MasterCard® applause™ and MasterCard® Moments. | ||||||
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19.74% p.a |
5.99% p.a (for first 5 months) |
Up to 55 days | $1 = 1 point | $144 | |
| Commonwealth Bank Platinum Card - Use your rewards for travel, hotels, shopping and even donations to charities with our Bonus Partners. Complimentary international travel insurance for return trips of up to 12 months. Personal concierge service, 24/7. globaleshop by American Express®. Emergency Travel Assistance for Commonwealth Bank American Express® Cards. Access to Premium Privileges by American Express. Access to MasterCard Applause™ and MasterCard® Moments. | ||||||
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19.74% p.a |
5.99% p.a (for first 5 months) |
Up to 55 days | $1 = 1 point | $280 | |
| American Express Gold Ascent Credit Card - There are no limits to the Membership Rewards points you can earn: your points aren't capped and won't expire as long as your account remains current. And best of all, with Ascent you'll need fewer credit card rewards points to fly than any other program in Australia | ||||||
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19.99% p.a |
% p.a N/A |
Up to 44 days | $2 spent = 1 Membership Rewards | FREE | |
| Suncorp Platinum Card - Enjoy the freedom and luxury of higher levels of credit, exclusive privileges and an extensive choice of rewards plus get a personal 24 Hour Concierge Services. | ||||||
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19.99% p.a |
3.9% p.a (for life of balance transferred) |
Up to 55 days | 1 Reward point for every $1 spent | $205 | |
| Citibank Gold Card - Free international travel insurance for you and your family. Free 1-for-1 rewards program including Qantas Frequent Flyer. | ||||||
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20.49% p.a |
2.9% p.a (for first 12 months) |
Up to 55 days | $1 = 1 Point | $149 | |
| Citibank Silver Card - Personalised 1-for-1 rewards program. Free international travel insurance. | ||||||
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20.49% p.a |
2.9% p.a (for first 12 months) |
Up to 55 days | $1 = 1 Point | $89 | |
| CitiBusiness Gold Card - The CitiBusiness Credit Card is your ultimate business companion, with 1.25 reward points for every $1 you spend and 2.9% for 9 months on balance transfers. | ||||||
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20.49% p.a |
2.9% p.a (for first 9 months) |
Up to 55 days | $1 = 1.25 points. Up to $60,000 credit limit and up to 55 days interest free on retail purchases | $149 | |
| Citibank Platinum Credit Card - Special Offer - Sign up and receive 20,000 points and fly any airline, anytime. Credit limit up to $100,000. Personal 24hr concierge service. Free international travel insurance. | ||||||
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20.49% p.a |
4.9% p.a |
Up to 55 days | FREE personalised 1-for-1 rewards program | $250 | |
Australian Finance News
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Property Investor Demand For Mortgages Highest In Six Years
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Australian Credit Card Borrowers Face Higher Interest Rates
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Australian’s Increasingly Switching From Credit Cards Into Debit Cards
Australian consumers are increasingly transitioning away from credit cards and into debit cards instead, as concerns over personal finance become more acute, and major lenders engaged in a big marketing push.