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Smart Money - designed especially for under 30s

No monthly base fee, and no charges for 30 electronic transactions each month, if you're under 30.

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Why spend your money on bank fees? When you've got far more important things to spend your money on, like a new CD, shoes, movie tickets, Chardonnay, lunch or lipstick.

Smart Money lets you do just that. Under 30's pay no monthly base fee, and there's no charge for 30 electronic transactions1 each month (Service Fees may apply).

What under 30's get with Smart Money

  • No monthly base fee
  • No charge for the combined 30 most expensive electronic transactions1 each month 2 (Service Fees may apply)3,4
  • No charge for deposits into your account5
  • No charge for the first two staff-assisted withdrawals each month
  • 24-hour Banking Card
What is a Smart Money electronic transaction?

Electronic transactions are:

  • Bill Payments, Automatic Payments, Direct Credits, Direct Debits and withdrawals made electronically
  • That's either by using a BNZ ATM6, BNZ Internet Banking, or electronic transactions such as EFTPOS or Telephone Banking7
  • You'll pay no charges on 30 of these electronic transactions each month
What fees and interest will apply to Smart Money?
  • Normal Account fees will apply to transactions over and above your 30 electronic transactions.
  • Account fees that are not considered to be electronic transactions will still apply. For example these include a monthly Overdraft8 facility fee if you have an Overdraft on your account and a fee charged for each cheque you write.
  • Service fees will still apply to Smart Money. Examples of Service fees include Automatic Payments and Bill Payment Establishment and Amendment Fees.
  • A Service Fee will be charged if you use another banks' ATM.
  • No credit interest is paid on this account.
  • If you get an overdraft facility, overdraft debit interest will be charged.
What happens when you turn 30?
Before you turn 30 we'll send you a letter to help you decide which account is best for you to move to, and we'll manage the change. We will automatically change your account to our MyMoney transaction account. 

Or, by the time you're 30, you may have enough business with us to qualify for monthly fee rebates with our Ready Money everyday account.

Get a Smart Money account

Call 0800 ASK BNZ (0800 275 269)

Apply now

If you don't already have a BNZ account you'll need to bring into a BNZ store two forms of suitable I.D. (at least one must be a Photo I.D., such as a passport or driver's licence).

If you're an existing BNZ customer, we can switch you to Smart Money over the phone if we already have proof of your date of birth.


1. Electronic Transactions include BNZ ATM, BNZ Internet Banking, Telephone Banking, EFTPOS, Bill Payments, Automatic Payments, Direct Debits and Direct Credits.
2. A ‘month’ refers to the period from the last business day of the previous calendar month to the second to last business day of the current month.
3. Our Account and Service fees brochure is available at your nearest store and on this website.
4. Account Fees will apply to transactions over and above your 30 transactions.
5. Fees for Telegraphic Transfers will apply.
6. Non BNZ ATM transactions (including those using overseas ATMs) will incur Service Fees.
7. Although Telephone, Internet Banking and ATM services will normally be available 24 hours a day maintenance of the system is required from time to time. This maintenance however will be carried out at times which will cause the least disruption to you.
8. Our normal Lending criteria apply. Overdraft Account Fees and Debit Interest apply.
9. Smart Money is only available to personal customers who satisfy our normal account opening criteria.
2009 Sunday Star Times Canstar Banking Awards