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With interest rates remaining flat and at rockbottom, the easy - and profitable - spread of loans to deposits has not been open to Australia's banks. Part of Westpac's answer has been to boost profits.. read more

On a statutory basis, National Australia Bank's net profit was A$2.55 billion, compared to a loss of $1.74 billion for the March 2016 half year. read more

Bank of New Zealand has drummed up scant interest in Android Pay and NAB shared no data on demand in Australia. As for Apple Pay, NAB's silent on talks with Apple and coy about UBank's status. read more

Cardtronics, a huge US-listed company with over 233,000 ATMs across the world - including 10,800 in Australia and New Zealand - has reported its results for the quarter ended March 2017. read more

Melbourne-based specialist finance group Axsesstoday Limited has closed a new A$30 million note offer. read more

In its first risk assessment report on stored value cards AUSTRAC assessed "the criminal threat environment posed by these cards to be "medium". These are gift cards, issued by entities that are no.. read more

ANZ's chief executive officer Shayne Elliott has claimed that ANZ was unique among its Big Four peers in reducing costs by one per cent over the past year. read more

HSBC Australia is set to offer Apple Pay to its Visa and Mastercard credit card customers, the bank said yesterday. The bank also intends to introduce Apple Pay for its Australian Visa debit card hold.. read more

Treasurer Scott Morrision has promised more accountability will be built into the next Federal Budget, with Government debt linked to Government spending. read more

Less than two weeks out from the Federal Budget on May 9, the Treasurer Scott Morrison tells a lunchtime address that failure to maintain tax competitiveness could cost jobs and see Australia lose inv.. read more