Credit And Banking In New Zealand

Banks & Credit Card Issuers In New Zealand

Credit Unions

Building Societies

Retail Credit Cards

Non-Bank Finance Companies

Dick Smith Electronics - Offers financing (through Finance Now) on purchases.

Finance Point - Various types of loans and financing.

The Financial Services Federation is a trade group.

GE Money - Provides personal loans, car loans, mortgages, and retail finance.

Gilrose Finance - Hire purchase financing.

Kiwi Income Property Trust - Issues prepaid cards that can only be used at their shopping centres.

NZ Post issues prepaid Visa cards, which they call the Prezzy Card (a single-use version) and the Loaded Card (a reloadable version.)

Pago - Person-to-person money transfers online or via phone text message.

PayMate - Another online Person-To-Person payment system.

Per Week - Hire purchase offers on consumer goods.

The Snapper is a prepaid, reloadable smart card which can be used on some buses (e.g. in Wellington), and also a few shops. It is issued by Infratil.

Turner's Auctions - Offers financing on car purchases.

The central bank is the Reserve Bank Of New Zealand.

The Office of the Banking Ombudsmen is a non-governmental organization which oversees banks.

The New Zealand Bankers' Association (NZBA) and the Financial Services Federation are trade organisations.

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