Banks set to rein in Victorian branch services 04 August 2020 5:44AM Leading banks say they plan to keep branches open in Victoria for the time being but won’t rule out temporary closures if tighter lockdown measures reduce customer demand for over-the-counter services.. read more
BOQ banking on new broker portal to retrieve loan volume 04 August 2020 5:40AM Bank of Queensland will today unveil a key plank of its strategy to regain momentum in home lending with the rollout of a new online portal to service its accredited mortgage brokers. read more
Westpac offshoring strategy unravels 30 July 2020 6:30AM The Philippines is one of the best places to do business in Australia. Westpac may be repatriating 1000 contact centre jobs but they will offshored again soon. That’s the way Westpac works. read more
St George adds fries and burgers to banking offer 29 July 2020 6:38AM Privacy issues dog St George Bank’s “cheeseburger and fries” promotion to encourage spending on its debit and credit card products. read more
Westpac widens disclosure of AML breaches 29 July 2020 6:37AM The gravity of Westpac’s non-compliance with Australian anti-money laundering laws appears to have intensified after the bank conceded it had miscalculated the number of transactions it should have re.. read more
ANZ directs Melbourne staff to take lockdown holidays 28 July 2020 6:19AM ANZ is calling on Melbourne staff to make sacrifices for the bank by spending holidays confined to their lounge rooms and frost-bitten backyards. read more
Westpac masks the worst with holiday leave edict 23 July 2020 4:49AM Hats off to the activists at the (once more growing) Finance Sector Union for calling out Westpac, CBA and Bankwest and others for shameful attempts to compel essential, worried and financially insecu.. read more
QBE finds 2021 vision on runaway LMI 23 July 2020 4:36AM QBE is bracing for a wave of claims from banks and other mortgage lenders as the financial impact of COVID-19 on home borrowers becomes clear in the next six months. read more
Eftpos Posts and pokes at strategic digital partners 23 July 2020 4:34AM Eftpos Australia has paired up with Australia Post to help develop its digital identity platform. read more
Staff axed at Wirecard’s Melbourne operation 21 July 2020 6:48AM Wirecard Australia’s voluntary administrators have begun to cull the local workforce of the embattled German-owned payments technology business. read more