Unity Bank back on merger trail 13 March 2025 1:52AM Fresh from the completion, last Friday, of its merger with G&C Mutual Bank, Unity Bank is scouting around for smaller mutual ADIs to further bolster its scale. read more
Receiving banks in scams focus 12 March 2025 5:12AM AFCA has welcomed a federal government decision that will enable it to consider the actions of “receiving banks” in scam complaints. read more
BECS migration stresses RBA and industry 12 March 2025 5:07AM Batch payment processing might have an enduring place in Australia’s payments mix, amid hesitancy by the Reserve Bank to embrace the industry’s plans to migrate away from the established system for di.. read more
Macquarie rotate to ROTE 11 March 2025 12:11AM Return on Tangible Equity will become a focus of Macquarie Group reporting. read more
Industry braces for BECS bollocking 10 March 2025 6:32AM A report detailing the findings and recommendations of the RBA’s risk assessment on the transition away from the Bulk Electronic Clearing System will be published later in March, the Payments System B.. read more
LCR more widely available 10 March 2025 6:29AM Payments gateways are the focus of a new RBA campaign to promote widespread adoption of least-cost routing. read more
Armaguard seeks perpetual aid 06 March 2025 8:01AM Keeping Armaguard in business looks like being a supremely costly exercise for the major banks and the other ‘funding parties’ that bailed the firm out nine months ago. read more
SME arrears hit the red zone 05 March 2025 5:25AM Credit card arrears of SME owners in the most troubled industry sectors have doubled since December 2023. read more
Nothing average about banking incomes 05 March 2025 5:23AM There is a goldmine of bank-specific granular data on incomes in the 2025 Employer Gender Pay Gaps report from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency. read more
Andrew Irvine sells NAB shares 05 March 2025 5:21AM Andrew Irvine, the CEO of National Australia Bank, has sold a parcel of shares he held in the bank to a value of around $1.1 million. read more