A mortgage milestone 13 October 2020 6:24AM Kiwi-owned Heartland Bank has announced a new digital-only mortgage rate of 1.99 per cent. read more
Eftpos hires ex-Visa executive 08 October 2020 5:40AM Eftpos Australia has appointed former Visa and GE Capital executive Andreas Winther as head of merchant and acquiring services. read more
Briefs: Sutton takes the reins at Scotpac, Xero completes Waddle buy, Thorn director resigns 07 October 2020 5:48AM Receivables finance company Scotpac has appointed former Bank of Queensland chief executive Jon Sutton as its new CEO. read more
Briefs: Former NAB exec joins ING board, deposit scheme extended 05 October 2020 6:28AM Former group executive for personal banking at NAB, Lisa Gray, has joined the board of ING Bank (Australia). read more
Briefs: MyState downgraded, Change Financial completes Wirecard deal, AOFM keeps ABSF on hold 02 October 2020 5:49AM Moody’s Investors Service has lowered the long-term issuer rating of MyState Ltd one notch from Baa2 to Baa3 and the short-term issuer rating from P-2 to P-3. read more
One in six SME loans deferred 01 October 2020 5:28AM Exits from deferred consumer and business loans “continue to outweigh new entries for the second straight month in August,” APRA said yesterday in its monthly update. read more
Briefs: CBA receives CommInsure payment, Cash Converters finalises class action, RBA new $100 bankno 01 October 2020 5:25AM Commonwealth Bank has received another part-payment from AIA Group for CommInsure Life. read more
Briefs: New Westpac group treasurer, NAB’s satisfaction score picks up 30 September 2020 6:04AM Joanne Dawson has been appointed group treasurer at Westpac, taking over from veteran Curt Zuber when he retires next year. read more
Briefs: ATO absorbs ASIC registers, AMP prices RMBS, BOQ digs into ‘wage theft’ 29 September 2020 5:44AM The Australian Taxation Office will operate a new “super business registry”, funded with a A$420 million allocation in next week’s Budget. read more
Briefs: 86 400 signs with Connective, executive changes at Afterpay, Kiwibank settles with regulator 25 September 2020 6:20AM 86 400 continues to win the backing of brokers and aggregators, with Connective the latest to add the neobank’s mortgage products to its panel. read more