In a note sent to customers, Xinja announced it would cut the total interest rate from 1.65% to 1.50% next Wednesday 14 October. 

Xinja does not have any bonus interest rate requirements, so the 1.50% p.a is still available for all existing customers, but not new ones at the moment

Need somewhere to store cash and earn interest? The table below features introductory and ongoing savings accounts with some of the highest interest rates on the market.

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  • Bonus rate for the first 4 months from account opening
  • No account keeping fees
  • No minimum balance

High Interest Savings Account (< $250k)

  • Bonus rate for the first 4 months from account opening
  • No account keeping fees
  • No minimum balance
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  • A high-interest online savings account with no monthly fees, easy withdrawals and award-winning digital banking
  • No withdrawal notice periods or interest rate penalties
  • Save up to 10% on eGift cards at over 50 retailers with Macquarie Marketplace

Savings Account (Amounts < $250k)

  • A high-interest online savings account with no monthly fees, easy withdrawals and award-winning digital banking
  • No withdrawal notice periods or interest rate penalties
  • Save up to 10% on eGift cards at over 50 retailers with Macquarie Marketplace
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  • For deposit amounts $0 - $49,999
  • New ING personal savings customers receive an introductory bonus 0.50% p.a. variable kick starter rate for the first 4 months on balances up to $500,000.
  • Reverts to variable ongoing rate. T&Cs apply.

Savings Accelerator (Amounts < $50000)

  • For deposit amounts $0 - $49,999
  • New ING personal savings customers receive an introductory bonus 0.50% p.a. variable kick starter rate for the first 4 months on balances up to $500,000.
  • Reverts to variable ongoing rate. T&Cs apply.
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*Rate varies on savings amount
  • Deposit $500 per month to get bonus interest
  • 5.50% p.a. available on total savings up to $100k.
  • 5.00% p.a. applies to savings between $100k-250K.
  • Tiered bonus rates apply. (TMDs at ubank.com.au)
*Rate varies on savings amount

Save Account (<$100,000)

  • Deposit $500 per month to get bonus interest
  • 5.50% p.a. available on total savings up to $100k.
  • 5.00% p.a. applies to savings between $100k-250K.
  • Tiered bonus rates apply. (TMDs at ubank.com.au)
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  • Deposit at least $1,000+ each month from an external source
  • Make 5 or more eligible transactions
  • Grow your savings balance each month

Savings Maximiser (<$100k)

  • Deposit at least $1,000+ each month from an external source
  • Make 5 or more eligible transactions
  • Grow your savings balance each month
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This maximum interest rate is available on amounts up to $150,000 - a maximum limit that has been decreased from $245,000.

Rival neobank 86 400 also cut its maximum deposit limit in half less than a month ago. 

Xinja last cut its interest rate to 1.65% p.a from 1.80% p.a in July. Prior to March 2020, the most recent RBA rate cut, it had an interest rate of 2.25% p.a.

Xinja Bank CEO and Founder Eric Wilson said Xinja's rate remains competitive. 

"We are cutting the rate in line with the market, as we have done before, and just as our competitors have in recent weeks. We held out as long as we could," Mr Wilson told Savings.com.au. 

“It's still a competitive rate at 1.50%, particularly considering there are no strings - like minimum deposit or payment accounts, or holding a certain amount in the account.

“It's the same rate for everyone."

Xinja just the latest bank to cut interest rates

Xinja isn't alone in cutting savings account interest rates lately. 

In recent weeks:

Major banks Westpac and Commonwealth Bank also made 15 and 5 basis point cuts to their savings account rates respectively, with these products now offering interest rates well below the 1.00% p.a. barrier. 

[Read: Westpac to offer 3% savings rate to under-30s]

This latest change could be another sign the Reserve Bank could be cutting the cash rate again next month, as Xinja's change is the same as the anticipated cut: 15 basis points. 

Economists from NAB, Westpac and 14 of 24 Bloomberg-polled analysts all expect the RBA to cut the cash rate by 15 basis points in November.

However, Mr Wilson said Xinja's upcoming cut has nothing to do with any potential future RBA changes.