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Catherine Livingstone's first attempt to hose down the controversy surrounding her bank is unlikely to have an impact on moves by foreign regulators to investigate the risk management failures highlig.. read more

Westpac may adopt select business-to-business payment products (still works in progress) of zipMoney, a lively ASX listed fintech. The bank has invested more than $40 million in new shares in the comp.. read more

Auction clearance rates are still going nowhere, but one measure of the impact of macroprudential policy in Australia may be ringing true.Large lenders report that the interest-only share of loan appr.. read more

A return on equity that continues to exceed that of its insurance owner by a mile and a near zero level of loan impairments cast a new light on Suncorp Bank. read more

Credit card and debit fraudsters are building their business model on the familiarity of payments routines and the rise of online shopping. read more

Westpac won't be there on day one when the New Payments Platform rolls into view, in November 2017 under current scenarios. And, thus, also missing will be St George, BankSA and allied brands.Chris Jo.. read more

The ANZ brand is getting a makeover, soon, with both a values and a credibility spin embedded somehow.?ANZ's strategy will be refined to be "simpler" and business as usual reset in line with the Agile.. read more

Demand for commercial mortgages remains perky, a plus for lenders but not so positive for financial regulators setting out to chop back demand for residential property. read more

Risk-based pricing may be entrenched before long at ANZ, mainly on the lending side, in a measure that may reduce the bank's reliance on mortgage brokers. Staff numbers at the bank "may halve". read more

The New Payments Platform will be one prop for Westpac as its defends a meaty share of transaction banking in institutional markets. Asia, however, is a faded story in a puzzling presentation by WIB C.. read more