A brothel owner is drawing attention to the continued prejudice her staff face.

COMMENT: Plenty of Kiwis lose large sums of money to online fraudsters.

Spending by Visa card holders is being mainly done in shops, lodgings and restaurants.

COMMENT: Public transport would be easier if it accepted credit cards.

COMMENT: Private debt stats make ugly reading. Will we cope when interest rates rise?

If you've got a big credit card debt the interest payments may be crucifying your finances

Wondering why there's no money left at the end of the week? Blame your 'monkey' brain.

COMMENT: First-time credit card users often buy more than they can afford.

ASB's parent company Commonwealth Bank has admitted miss-selling credit card insurance.

Poor financial habits are costing New Zealanders millions of dollars every year.

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

New research is supporting the view that it's time to ditch daylight savings.

Do you recognise this pair?

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.

Kiwis are more likely to let their credit card payments slip in the first three months of the year.

The latest data from Paymark showed a 6.6 per cent increase in spending for the month of December on the last year.