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Banking / Everyday Account Smart Access

Greater choice & full control

Making your day-to-day, easy

  • No monthly account fee if you're under 25 or deposit $2,000 each month or meet other conditions.3
  • Get paid into this account
  • Pay bills & friends
  • Get cashback when you spend at popular brands with CommBank Rewards. Accessible via the CommBank app for eligible customers.8
  • Shop online and in-store here and overseas
  • Send or receive money from overseas
  • Get cash out at an ATM with or without your card using Cardless Cash1
  • An account for you or with someone else
  • Overdraw feature available to cover accidental or unplanned shortfall in funds. What happens when you overdraw your account9.
  • Be reassured you’re covered by our 100% security guarantee12


More ways to pay

Support to keep your spending on track

Know exactly how much money is in your account, what’s going out and when.

Australia’s #1 banking app helps you keep track.2

  • Bill Sense7: Predicts your upcoming bills and helps you manage regular payments and subscriptions – all in one place and up to 12 months in advance. Tell me more
  • Spend Tracker: Automatically categorises your transactions so you know what you’re spending your money on and where you can cut back. Show me how
  • Transaction Notifications: Turn them on to receive an instant alert when you pay from, or get paid to, your everyday account. Tell me more
  • Lock, Block, Alert: Lock online, contactless and in-store international payments, if you’re not regularly shopping online or travelling overseas. Securely lock & unlock your Debit Mastercard

With Debit Mastercard

Your Smart Access account comes with a Debit Mastercard to use for ATM withdrawals and purchases worldwide - online or over the phone.

More about our Debit Mastercard

Debit Mastercard

Fees & rates

Fee type
Fee / rate
Conditions
Monthly fee
$4 or
$0 if conditions are met
The fee will be waived if:
  • You’re under 25 years of age, or
  • You deposit at least $2,000 per month (excludes Bank initiated transactions), or
  • You’re on Student Options3, or
  • You meet other criteria3
ATM withdrawal fee
$0
At many ATMs across Australia, including other major banks4
International transactions fees
See all rates and fees
Charges apply for overseas transactions5
Assisted withdrawals
See all rates and fees
Applies if you make assisted branch and phone withdrawals
Interest rate
n/a
This account doesn't earn any interest
Overdraw fee
$15
Applies when we allow payments to go through which overdraw your account or exceed its agreed overdraft limit on a given day. You can only incur one overdraw fee per account per day, regardless of the number of transactions or payments we allow to go through in that day10.
Dishonour fee
$5
Applies if there are insufficient available funds to make the scheduled payment. We will attempt to make the scheduled payment over 5 days11, following which, if there is still insufficient funds, a dishonour fee will be applied.

See all rates and fees

Open your account in under 5 mins

1. Complete our short application form

  • Already bank with us? We'll pre-fill the info you've already told us so it's speedier
  • New to CommBank? We'll ask for info like your full name, home address and contact details then ask you to create a password so you can bank online in NetBank
  • We’ll also ask you about your tax residency (a Government requirement). Here’s why.

 

2. New to CommBank? We'll quickly check your ID online

Have your Australian driver’s licence, Medicare card, passport or Australian birth certificate handy. You can pass with one form of ID, but having more than one may improve your chances of passing the online ID check. 

You can complete your ID check in-branch too – you’ll just need to bring these documents (please note we only accept a Medicare card for an online ID check – we don’t accept it in-branch).

3. Download the CommBank app or log on to NetBank

Start banking straight away. While your Debit Mastercard is on its way to you, download the app or log on to NetBank to: 

  • Withdraw money from CommBank ATMs using Cardless Cash
  • Pay friends using just their mobile number6

4. When your Debit Mastercard arrives

You’ll need to activate it and set a PIN first in the CommBank app or NetBank. While you’re waiting for your card, you can use Cardless Cash from the CommBank app.

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Who can apply?

You can apply if you:

  • Are aged 14 years and over (for under 14s, see our Smart Access Account for Youth)
  • Have an Australian residential address. If you're applying from overseas, see our Moving to Australia section
  • Are opening the account in your personal names (no Company, Trading or Trust accounts - see business accounts). To open a trust account, please apply at any branch
  • Have a Tax File Number (TFN) or TFN Exemption. You don't have to provide your TFN, but if you don't CommBank is legally required to deduct tax from any interest earned on the account above a certain threshold
  • Thinking of switching to CommBank? Our free online switching tool helps you move regular payments – like your salary and bills –  to your new account

We can help

Things you should know

1 Cardless cash is available from any CommBank ATM. Withdrawals are limited to a total of $500 per day. CommBank app, NetBank, NetCode and account access required. Full conditions on app.

2 The Forrester Digital Experience ReviewTM: Australian Mobile Banking Apps, Q3, 2020. Forrester Research does not endorse any company included in any Digital Experience ReviewTM report.

3 Monthly account fee waived for accounts with at least $2,000 deposited each calendar month (excludes Bank initiated transactions). A monthly account fee waiver will also apply if you’re under 25 years of age, or you’re a full-time or part-time tertiary student at an Australian educational institution or undertaking an Australian Apprenticeship on Student Options. You may also be eligible for a different monthly account fee exemption if you have an aged, disability or war veterans’ pension deposited in your account, have a balance of $50,000 or more in eligible contributing accounts, are reliant on over the counter services because of a disability or have an eligible home loan. Find out more about rates and fees.

4 Independent ATM providers may charge a withdrawal fee

5 This includes purchases made in Australia (for example online), where the merchant is located overseas or the financial institution or entity processing the transaction is located overseas.

6 The recipient needs to have an Australian bank account (with BSB and account number) and have an active mobile phone number.

7 We predict your bills based on patterns in your transactions, how much you pay and when. We may not predict all of your bills. Our prediction date and amounts may be different from your actual bill. Check your bills and due dates to avoid late fees or paying an incorrect amount. See 'Bills and payments' in the CommBank app Terms and Conditions for full details.

8 We'll show you rewards if you have an eligible card, are over 18 and have an Australian home address and are enrolled in CommBank Rewards. You can claim cashback rewards if you activate the reward and spend the required amount using tap or selecting credit using all CommBank cards except Travel Money, Corporate Credit, Business Debit and pre-paid Mastercards. Cashback will be credited to your account within 14 business days. Full terms and conditions are available on the CommBank app.

9 The account can be overdrawn to cover any accidental or unplanned shortfall in funds to meet a payment. Customers incur a cost when their account becomes overdrawn. This feature can be deactivated on request by the customer, and is only available for customers over 18. Customers can also set up Overdrawn Account alerts via NetBank or the CommBank App. These alerts are sent as CommBank App push notifications or SMS.

10 The overdraw fee is usually charged the next business day.

11 Attempts will generally be on consecutive business days. For NetBank scheduled payments, we will aim to make the first attempt on the day your scheduled payment is due, and another 4 attempts on subsequent business days.

12 Our 100% security guarantee protects you from unauthorised transactions on personal and business accounts when you protect how you access your accounts and tell us if something is wrong. Tell me more

The CommBank app is free to download however your mobile network provider charges you for accessing data on your phone. The CommBank app is available on Android operating systems 5.0+ and iOS operating system 12.0+. Terms and conditions are available in the app. NetBank access with NetCode SMS is required.

The target market for this product will be found within the product's Target Market Determination, available at commbank.com.au/tmd

The advice on this website has been prepared without considering your objectives, financial situation or needs. Because of that, you should, before acting on the advice, consider its appropriateness to your circumstances. Please view our Financial Services Guide (PDF). Full terms and conditions for the transaction and savings accounts (PDF)  mentioned and Electronic Banking (PDF) are available here or from any branch of the Commonwealth Bank.

Electronic transactions can be made via Commonwealth Bank ATMs and Bankwest ATMs, online with NetBank, via telephone banking or EFTPOS in Australia.

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