Bankwest Qantas Transaction account [being withdrawn in 2025]

[NoName]

Running tens of thousands of 1c Telstra payments through this account years ago is still my all time favourite points earn. Good times!

 

[Danger]

The Qudos Qantas Points Saver is far superior. The interest rate alone is a very credible 4.05%.

 

[N860CR]

Running tens of thousands of 1c Telstra payments through this account years ago is still my all time favourite points earn. Good times!

They were special times. Still remember my morning script run with coffee. Possibly only beaten by BW accidentally doubling everyone’s points rather than clawing them back. Good times!

 

[burmans]

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Sure I'll just take a day off work

Actually all the details are found on page 1. Think I may take advantage of this for the 10k points though not sure I can be bothered with the small transaction thing this time. For a start the tool I used to automate no longer works

 

[SeaWolf]

Looks like this account is now in its last days:

Qantas Transaction Account & Qantas debit card | Bankwest

The Bankwest Qantas Transaction Account rewards you with Qantas Points for your everyday banking. Apply online today.

www.bankwest.com.au

The Qantas Transaction Account will be withdrawn from sale from approximately 15 May 2025. Bankwest will commence migrating existing customers to the Easy Transaction Account from approximately 1 September 2025. Qantas Points are not earned on the Easy Transaction Account.

I've noticed that AMP has now announced a new transaction account that earns Qantas points, don't know if the end of the Bankwest account and the creation of the AMP product are linked.

 

[trendwhore]

Dang, so what's the go to for no foreign exchange fees after this ?

 

[Pete98765432]

Dang, so what's the go to for no foreign exchange fees after this ?

The Bankwest Easy Transaction account also doesn’t have foreign exchange fees.

 

[clifford]

It seems that Bankwest is going to the dogs. They've also closed all their branches. I think I might close my transaction account with them, as it no longer offers anything that's not available from other banks, and there is also the monthly fee (which of course I avoid). On top of that, they are very selective as to which payments they won't block.

I can see ComBank's grubby hands all over this.

 

[NoName]

 

[Gredgy69]

It seems that Bankwest is going to the dogs. They've also closed all their branches. I think I might close my transaction account with them, as it no longer offers anything that's not available from other banks, and there is also the monthly fee (which of course I avoid). On top of that, they are very selective as to which payments they won't block.

I can see ComBank's grubby hands all over this.

Yep I agree. I have had one of these accounts for almost 10 yrs. It was an easy way of making sure your Qantas points kept ticking over and never expired. Ah well, will have to look at something else now as I already have a Easy Transaction account and might look to close that too.

 

[CeeBro]

Looks like this account is now in its last days:

Qantas Transaction Account & Qantas debit card | Bankwest

The Bankwest Qantas Transaction Account rewards you with Qantas Points for your everyday banking. Apply online today.

www.bankwest.com.au

I've noticed that AMP has now announced a new transaction account that earns Qantas points, don't know if the end of the Bankwest account and the creation of the AMP product are linked.

As a former AMP Bank customer I have to say they are best avoided. The worst systems and service of any Australian bank I've experienced in recent yrs.

 

[burmans]

As the person who started this thread all those years ago I’m stunned it still has a life, time for it to just die off methinks.