Alipay advanced talks underway

Each of the four major banks are apparently in talks with Alipay's Australian management to embed the Chinese payments platform in local merchant terminals. read more

ASIC "queries" delay Prospa listing

Small business lender Prospa Group yesterday shelved its widely anticipated stockmarket listing after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission queried the terms of the company's standard l.. read more

Big names on the line in ACCC cartel crackdown

Six senior bankers, including the former chief executives of Citigroup and Deutsche Bank in Australia, have been charged with criminal offences following a two-year investigation of ANZ's controversia.. read more

CBA scores a bargain on Austrac settlement

No matter which way you cut the numbers, Commonwealth Bank should count itself extremely lucky with the A$700 million deal it has negotiated with Austrac to settle its chronic non-compliance with Aust.. read more

Austrac pain not over for CBA

Lawyers mounting the class action against Commonwealth Bank for not disclosing anti-money laundering breaches before last August say their case has been strengthened by the record settlement of Austra.. read more

Major banks put RMBS on the backburner

Australian mortgage securitisation activity has slowed sharply this year as major banks and other ADI lenders tap wholesale markets and retail depositors to fund their home loan operations. read more