Providing finance to New Zealanders for over three decades

Since its establishment in 1973, Fisher & Paykel Finance has provided specialist financial services to Fisher & Paykel merchants and other retailers, to enable them to deliver competitive finance plans to consumers. We have also extended our services, with a range of popular insurance products as well as investments that provide income for individuals and organisations.

Here are some of the key dates in our evolution:

2008

Fisher & Paykel Finance Limited has a guarantee under the New Zealand deposit guarantee scheme.

2004

Q Card is launched – an innovative revolving credit product that gives cardholders the opportunity to use pre-approved credit for purchases in a wide range of popular stores.

2003

Fisher & Paykel Finance Group formed an alliance with Pascoes the Jewellers, which involved the Fisher & Paykel Finance Group acquiring the finance and insurance business of The Farmers Trading Company.

1996

Insurance introduced to provide consumer purchase protection and extended warranty.

1992

One of the first finance companies to support ‘Interest Free’ promotions into the mainstream as a payment option for consumers.

1991

Consumer Finance Corporation Ltd changed its name to Fisher & Paykel Finance Limited, and becomes the principal company in the Fisher & Paykel Finance Group.

1990

CAS (Customer Approval System) is launched – pioneering ‘on the spot’ online point-of-sale credit approval in retail stores.

1987

Consumer Finance Corporation Ltd the principal company in a joint venture with Feltex Finance becomes a wholly owned company in the Fisher & Paykel Group.

1983

CFC Rentals Ltd was formed (and changed its name to Equipment Finance Ltd in 1991) to support the sale of Panasonic office automation products (Fisher & Paykel then had the New Zealand distribution rights for Panasonic and National products).

1979

F&P Dealer Rentals became wholly owned by what is now Fisher & Paykel. Finance Limited The company was the third largest TV rental company in New Zealand.

1973

The finance business began with its primary activity of renting televisions to New Zealanders under the name of F&P Dealer Rentals Limited (a dealer Co-operative).