Thousands register for Kaching

Commonwealth Bank says it has more than 12,000 people registered to learn about the availability its planned mobile payments application called Kaching. read more

NAB plants flag in China

National Australia Bank said yesterday that it has "officially" opened its first branch in China. The bank received regulatory clearance to open the branch in June. read more

PPSR to arrive at January's end

Financiers will make the transition to the unified register of property securities over the weekend of 28 and 29 January 2012, with the Attorney-General's Department likely to confirm the commenceme.. read more

Kaching debut delayed

Three weeks ago Commonwealth Bank engineered the most favourable publicity for a banking product in many years, with the launch of its Kaching smartphone payments application. read more

Treasury hand to steer ANZ risk

ANZ has picked as its new chief risk officer an executive with long experience working in the bank's treasury and markets area in New Zealand and Australia. read more

More bank debt qualifies for repos

The securities of more regional banks, building societies and credit unions will become eligible for use in repurchase agreements with the Reserve Bank of Australia from February. The move, announce.. read more

RBA sets liquidity commitment fee

Banks will pay a fee of 15 basis points for the Reserve Bank of Australia's liquidity facility once the new rules on liquidity come into force from 2015. The RBA announced the fee yesterday in conju.. read more