Latitude reveals the cost of its cyber attack 29 May 2023 5:26AM Lost income and costs associated with its cyber attack in March will tip Latitude Group into loss for the year to December. read more
Another big bank withdraws cashback offer 29 May 2023 5:24AM Westpac will stop offering a $3,500 cashback offer to refinancers on June 30. It is also increasing some home loan rates. read more
Woolies to adopt PayTo 26 May 2023 6:03AM Woolworths’ payments division Wpay has commissioned payments services company Zepto to work with it on the development of a PayTo service. read more
Thorn increases stake in MoneyMe and flags more buying 25 May 2023 5:49AM Finance company Thorn Group has increased its shareholding in consumer lender MoneyMe to 8.6 per cent, after outlaying A$5 million to buy more than 64 million shares in MoneyMe’s recent placement. read more
OFX moves into cards 24 May 2023 5:45AM Foreign exchange company OFX has acquired payments start-up Paytron Holdings, which has a business handling accounts receivable workflow, multi-currency accounts and card capabilities. read more
CBA launches flexible notice account 24 May 2023 5:39AM Commonwealth Bank has launched a notice account for business customers, designed to combine higher interest rates with flexible notice periods. read more
Potentia and Tyro call off takeover talks 23 May 2023 5:06AM Potentia Capital Management has ended its long-running negotiations with Tyro Payments over a takeover of the payments processing company. read more
Xero keeps the market in the dark on the future of Waddle 19 May 2023 6:09AM Accounting and business management software company Xero has declined to clarify what the future of its lending subsidiary Waddle will be after it completes its “exit” from the business. read more
eAUD used in FX trade 19 May 2023 6:07AM Two companies have completed a foreign exchange transfer using eAUD, the digital currency being used in the Reserve Bank’s central bank digital currency pilot, converting it to USDC stablecoin. read more
Government expects 'full sign-on' to new financial counselling funding model 18 May 2023 4:25AM The government yesterday announced a funding top-up for financial counselling services and set timelines for the introduction of an industry funding model for the sector. read more