April 2026

A quieter news week than the RBA-driven chaos of earlier this month, but two stories matter a lot if you're sitting on a points balance: Velocity is doing its biggest buy-points sale of the year, and the Westpac Altitude Qantas Black 90k offer is back for existing Westpac custome...

A transition week. The Amex Platinum 220k bonus went away, Westpac telegraphed the next big-four fee hike, and a couple of award-redemption stories worth knowing. The big Velocity buy-points sale is also days away — here's what dropped between April 13 and 19. Westpac Confirms Cr...

Quieter week after the RBA earthquake, but the fallout is already showing up. NAB hiked card fees, the churning community is soul-searching, and the biggest Amex Platinum offer in recent memory expires tomorrow. Here's what happened. NAB Hikes Annual Fees on Low Rate and Low Fee ...

Big week for Australian credit card news. The RBA dropped its conclusions paper on interchange reform, Amex is trimming lounge perks, NAB is cutting a transfer partner, and Westpac is tweaking fees. Here's everything you need to know. RBA Bans Card Surcharges, Slashes Interchange...