Spotlight Blog

On our minds, at the checkout and in the news. Read all about our journey with Debut.

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Debut partners with Mastercard

We have some exciting news! Debut has partnered with Mastercard™ adding world-class security standards and widespread compatibility to our products.

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Introducing Debut Ora Card

Meet Ora Card - A smart and secure debit card designed for the digital age.

Find out what's happening behind the scenes with Debut.

Behind the scenes with Early Access

Take a peek at what’s Debut in Early Access and discover upcoming features we’re building into Debut.

Find out what's happening behind the scenes with Debut.

Break free from fees

Debut says buh-bye to bank fees and offers competitive exchange rates when you travel so you can keep more money in your pocket.

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Introducing Screening Room 🍿

We’d like to invite community members to share their feedback on marketing and advertising. Join now and share your thoughts!

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📢 Loud budgeting is in

Say goodbye to “girl maths” and quit the “quiet luxury.” In typical Gen-Z fashion, saving with social accountability has been rebranded. Enter, loud budgeting.

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Happy New Year!

New Year! New Bank! Back from a beautiful summer break, the team is excited to start an exciting new year filled with many firsts, including the public premiere of Debut.

Debut is the best way to save, track, budget and understand your money.

We’re doing something that’s never been done in New Zealand. We’re building a bank carefully, thoughtfully and with feedback from our customers. This is only the beginning.

Please note, Debut is not a registered bank under the Banking (Prudential Supervision) Act. This is about our future intentions. Investments with us are not supervised currently by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.