Westpac's CEO blames social media for scams 30 August 2024 6:54AM Westpac has spent $100 million on scam prevention measures over the past two years, with customer scam losses down over 30 per cent year on year. read more
Wisr struggles for profits, margins 30 August 2024 6:41AM For Wisr, profits always seem just over the horizon. read more
CBA results at a glance 15 August 2024 6:39AM CBA reported statutory net profit after tax of A$9.48 billion for the year to 30 June 2024. This was down 6 per cent on the previous year's result, and 4 per cent below the first half of FY24. read more
Senate committee greenlights changes to BNPL regs 05 August 2024 1:11AM The way has been cleared for But Now Pay Later services to be regulated under national consumer credit laws, if recommendations from the Senate Economics Legislation Committee are followed. read more
MoneyMe builds loan book, cuts margins 02 August 2024 7:20AM Digital lending outfit MoneyMe released its fourth quarter trading update, showing a return to growth for its loan book, although gross revenue remained steady at A$54 million (up by $1m on 3Q24, and.. read more
ABS firsts: MoneyMe and Household Capital 19 July 2024 6:40AM A couple of more unusual securitisation deals were finalised yesterday. Neither is notable for its absolute size, but these are both firsts in their more specialised patches of the lending landscape –.. read more
S&P: Australia-NZ banks to continue growth margins 17 July 2024 7:50PM S&P expects credit losses should remain low over the next two years, at about pre-pandemic levels of 15 basis points. read more
Young consumers holding back on spending 12 July 2024 6:25AM There is a significant disparity in spending behaviours, as renters pull back on spending while mortgage holders and outright owners have increased spending. read more
Banks trade wallet share, SME customers 11 July 2024 6:35AM Westpac has reversed long term customer churn among larger sized businesses. read more
Firstmac failed design and distribution rules 11 July 2024 6:22AM The Federal Court has found Firstmac Limited breached provisions by failing to take reasonable steps that would have resulted in one of its investment products being consistent with its target market.. read more