Hidden Fees stories

Federal Court of Appeal upholds drip pricing ruling against Cineplex, leaving a CAD $38,978,000 penalty and 10-year conduct limits in place.

YouTrip launches in Australia with a zero-fee multi-currency travel card offering 2% cashback and real-time exchange rates across 150+ currencies.

The falling New Zealand dollar is pushing up holiday costs in Europe and the US, while travel to Asia becomes more affordable for Kiwi travellers.

Wasabi Technologies launches enhanced partner programme across EMEA, boosting cloud storage support for AI workloads with training and incentives for integrators.

In 2026, traditional banks will face fierce competition from neobanks, rising fraud risks, and new ISO 20022 rules, forcing urgent modernisation or loss of customers.

eight Telecom launches eight Home Internet in Singapore, offering up to 10Gbps fibre broadband for SGD $28.80 monthly with no contracts and BYOR option.

New data shows Vietnam charges Kiwi travellers the highest ATM fees globally, with average third-party costs of 27.1% per withdrawal, the biggest worldwide.

Cloudera and Dell have combined their platforms to launch a unified Private AI solution that simplifies data governance and scales enterprise AI securely and cost-effectively.

Hana Wallet launches its Web3 Debit Mastercard in Australia, letting users spend crypto like Bitcoin with USD $5 bonus on first use.

Many small businesses risk lost sales and loyalty as one in three still don’t accept credit or debit cards, despite 86% of consumers relying on them.

Founders face growing choices in UA financing; this guide highlights how to select partners offering transparency, scalability, and support beyond just interest rates.

Wise urges New Zealand MPs to end NZD $667m annual losses from hidden foreign exchange fees by enforcing transparency in bank currency conversion costs.

Shopmonkey partners with Affirm to offer Canadian auto repair customers flexible pay-over-time plans with rates as low as 0% APR, boosting affordability.

78% of Australians face hidden bank fees abroad, with traditional banks charging up to seven times more than fintech providers like Wise.

New research reveals 78% of Aussie travellers face hidden bank card fees abroad, with charges costing some up to AUD $4,000 annually on holidays.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise launches HPE Networking Instant On Secure Gateway, a network security solution tailored for SMBs lacking IT resources.

RingCentral wins Frost & Sullivan's 2025 Global Customer Value Leadership Award and rolls out pay-per-organiser pricing for its Events platform.

Carnival Internet UK launches full-fibre broadband with fair pricing, eco initiatives, and charity donations to tackle digital poverty and loyalty tax practices.

New research reveals Gen Z and millennials are transforming luxury shopping habits by prioritising quality, sustainability, and secure payments during the cost-of-living crisis.

ASL CN1 Cuneo in North Italy has slashed storage costs by 50% and enhanced data security by adopting Cubbit's geo-distributed S3 cloud solution, DS3.