Foreign news: threat from tech firms recognised 06 November 2015 5:51PM Research from tech players Infosys Finacle and Efma indicates that "nearly three quarters of more than 100 retail banks quizzed" for the 'innovation in retail banking' report regard the threat from.. read more
Briefs: Qld Police Credit Union hires COO, bank workers have lowest injury rates, Bank Australia ste 06 November 2015 5:01PM Queensland Police Credit Union has hired Mike Currie as inaugural Chief Operating Officer. Currie joins QPCU from Heritage Bank where for the past five years he was been Head of Credit. read more
Briefs: McMillan Shakespeare buys UK finance broker, NAB Asset Servicing signs Citi for global custo 05 November 2015 5:52PM Remuneration and automotive finance specialist McMillan Shakespeare has acquired UK asset finance broker Anglo Scottish Asset Finance. read more
Foreign news: New boss for UK's CHAPS, Japan Post's share float a big winner 05 November 2015 5:49PM Tim Fitzpatrick has been appointed as the new chief executive of CHAPS Co, the UK's same day high-value payment system, effective from 18 January 2016. read more
Foreign news: Visa Inc to acquire Visa Europe, Amazon exits the mPOS market 04 November 2015 4:58PM Visa Inc has reached an agreement to acquire Visa Europe, creating a single global company. read more
Foreign news: Basel Committee to move away from internally generated risk measures, Commerzbank CEO 03 November 2015 4:45PM Martin Blessing, who has led Germany's Commerzbank since May 2008 and is credited with restoring the bank to financial health, has not accepted an offer to extend his contract beyond his current term,.. read more
Briefs: Rabobank makes senior appointments, Teachers Mutual Bank launches low-priced loan 03 November 2015 4:45PM Rabobank Australia and New Zealand has made two senior appointments: Peter Knoblanche has been appointed deputy managing director Rabobank Australia and New Zealand, and deputy chief executive Raboban.. read more
Briefs: YBR chews up its cash, Mortgage Choice appoints new head of distribution, NAB and Visa partn 02 November 2015 4:44PM Yellow Brick Road ate heavily into its cash holdings in the September quarter, as it started the 2015/16 financial year with a big media and marketing campaign. read more
Briefs: zipMoney reports strong revenue growth, FlexiGroup completes institutional entitlement offer 30 October 2015 5:30PM Consumer finance company zipMoney has released its first update since listing on the Australian Securities Exchange in September, reporting new loan originations of A$4.7 million for the September qua.. read more
Briefs: Brief: iSelect loses its CFO, 'reckless' broker banned, Mortgage Choice on the rise, BoQ bu 29 October 2015 5:42PM Two weeks after announcing the departure of its chief executive, comparison site operator iSelect has lost its chief financial officer. read more