From gold bits to fitbits: payments through history

Technology is constantly offering new ways for consumers to pay for goods and services - but the rapid pace of change isn’t a recent phenomenon.

From gold and the earliest bank notes to the mobile payments we know today, the banking industry has seen many payment innovations over the last 100 years.

With ANZ announcing the option to use the exercise bracelet Fitbit pay for purchases, we take a look back through the ways we’ve paid throughout the years.