Payments processing start-up wins first merchant contract 08 September 2020 6:35AM A newcomer in the payments processing market, DataMesh Group, has had its first big contract win, signing a deal to provide payment services to retail and property group Peregrine. read more
Plenti launches IPO 07 September 2020 6:35AM Consumer lender Plenti (formerly RateSetter Australia) launches its initial public offering today, aiming to raise A$55 million. read more
MLC sale boosts NAB capital 30 bps 01 September 2020 6:18AM A dog’s breakfast of 16 advice and wealth subsidiary businesses of NAB and MLC will be rehoused by IOOF, ending 20 years of MLC strife for the banking giant. The bank will receive $1.24 billion in cas.. read more
Aggregation underpins red-faced BNK Bank 01 September 2020 6:16AM Mortgage aggregation is what now drives the BNK Banking Corp business. The ADI, BNK Bank, made a loss of $1.7 million in FY2020. Mark that as the first banking loss of the year. It’s unlikely to be th.. read more
Time running out for Collection House 01 September 2020 6:13AM The financial report of debt buyer Collection House, issued yesterday, reveals that it has not yet come up with a recapitalisation solution. read more
Sezzle bets on growing US BNPL share 01 September 2020 6:12AM Measured in terms of the proportion of e-commerce payments made using a buy now pay later service, Australia leads the way at 8 per cent, according to new research. In the case of loss-making Sezzle,.. read more
Wide-spread week for debt shoppers 31 August 2020 6:13AM Suncorp. Coles. IAG. ANZ. All in for the long term and at wild, wide spreads. read more
Cashwerkz targets higher margins 31 August 2020 6:10AM Term deposit and cash management marketplace Cashwerkz is betting that diversification into bonds and other products will get it out of a chronic cash flow crunch. read more
Brokers welcome banks’ accelerated digitisation 31 August 2020 6:08AM AFG will launch a new customer portal later this year and a new broker portal in the first half next year. Underlying profit was up 27 per cent to $36 million and revenue up 6 per cent to $682.million.. read more
Big banks get serious about small business lending 28 August 2020 6:11AM ANZ and Commonwealth Bank both announced the launch of upgraded small business lending services yesterday, addressing concerns that lenders are not doing enough to support SMEs needing finance. read more