Payments Forum seeks regulation of NPP fees 20 March 2025 6:16AM The Bulk Electronic Clearing System should not be closed until “a ubiquitous batch service is available for all payments." read more
Qudos on merger countdown 20 March 2025 6:13AM Still growing above system, Qudos Bank is on track for its merger with Bank Australia, scheduled for 1 July 2025. read more
APRA preps 'simpler and lower' capital and liquidity rules 19 March 2025 6:21AM APRA says it is reviewing the thresholds used to distinguish between significant financial institutions and non-significant financial institutions “that benefit from simpler and lower requirements in.. read more
NAB CFO defects to Westpac 18 March 2025 6:45AM Andrew Irvine, NAB CEO, yesterday announced a raft of executive changes. read more
ANZ secures $2bn Pacific guarantee 17 March 2025 2:47AM ANZ has made a (secret) deal with the Australian government not to sell its Pacific operations to a Chinese bank. read more
Mutuals angling for proportional regulation 17 March 2025 2:44AM APRA on Friday cautioned that mutual banks had better hike their investment spend on a number of fronts. read more
Bendigo Bank leads home loan satisfaction rankings 17 March 2025 2:42AM Bankwest’s home loan satisfaction has crashed following its decision to close all branches. read more
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