Less risk maturity at Westpac 25 June 2019 8:08AM Risk management is sub-par and accountability "diluted", Lindsay Maxsted, chair of Westpac said yesterday. read more
Fintechs bask in Bank of England glow 24 June 2019 2:05PM More than 10 per cent of 2017 UK payment card revenues "have been taken by new firms," and fintechs may not have to mess about waiting for a banking licence to feast at the big banks' club, with the n.. read more
RBA knocks crypto mavericks 21 June 2019 11:33AM In some circles bank shares are money, lollies are money, but - in the stubborn view of Australia's central bank - cryptocurrencies fail to make the grade. read more
Mortgage volumes minced by Hayne 20 June 2019 11:36AM The mortgage market is in decline on many measures, although the average home loan size, at $277,000, is creeping up. read more
Australian equity returns restated down 20 June 2019 11:25AM Contrarian, conservative measures on returns from the Australian equity market are the key findings from a heroic, "hand-collected" project by the RBA's Domestic Markets Department, drawing together d.. read more
Facebook calibrates unbanked payments via crypto play 19 June 2019 11:03AM A high-minded aid to overcoming low levels of financial inclusion, or a disruptive grab by Facebook for market share in payments and wallets?Libra, a "reserved" cryptocurrency linked to a proprietary.. read more
Banks left in cold as Facebook ramps up Libra 19 June 2019 11:00AM A Who's who of the Libra world, featuring Mastercard, PayPal, Visa, Uber and Women's World Banking. read more
Few tears in mortgage arrears 19 June 2019 10:55AM Investor arrears have increased at a faster rate than owner-occupier arrears this year, S&P said. read more
Neobank reseller Credi seeks a living 18 June 2019 10:20AM Credi, a business with near zero income and a hefty burn rate, is on the hunt for $1 million in funding via the Equitise crowd-funding platform. read more
Hisco drives ANZ off track 18 June 2019 10:19AM ANZ yesterday confirmed the appointment of Antonia Watson as acting CEO of ANZ New Zealand, against embarrassing revelations of "certain transactions following an internal review of personal expenses,.. read more