MoneyMe to pursue US expansion with IPO proceeds 25 November 2019 4:51PM Online consumer lender MoneyMe plans to use the funds raised in its initial public offer to increase its marketing spend, invest in product innovation and expand into new markets. The company says it.. read more
Thorn suffers heavy loss 22 November 2019 5:09PM Thorn Group crashed to a loss of $25.6 million in the six months to September, after paying $27.9 million to settle a class action claim. read more
Australian banks' international payment processing on trial 21 November 2019 4:38PM At the heart of Austrac's case against Westpac is a series of arrangements with foreign banks (correspondent banks) designed to make the processing of cross-border payments cheap and easy. read more
Tyro IPO proceeds fund e-commerce drive 20 November 2019 5:10PM Payments company Tyro will use funds raised from its initial public offer to develop the e-commerce side of its business, including a planned hub for the integration of apps and payment terminals. read more
CommInsure pleads guilty to hawking 20 November 2019 5:09PM Commonwealth Bank life and general insurer CommInsure has pleaded guilty to 87 counts of making "non-compliant, unsolicited" telephone calls to sell insurance products. read more
ABA tightens rules for dealing with debt collectors 20 November 2019 5:07PM Banks will have to contact a customer to try and find a solution to an overdue debt, such as consolidation or hardship support, before selling the debt to a debt buyer. read more
Ministerial powers lessened in financial markets 19 November 2019 5:00PM Ministerial power to regulate financial market operators will be transferred to regulators under proposed financial market infrastructure regulatory reform. read more
CBA C-suite saga nears its denouement 15 November 2019 5:46PM Commonwealth Bank chief executive Matt Comyn has been making changes to his senior executive ranks since he took over from Ian Narev in April last year. There can't be too many senior roles left to ch.. read more
Call to rein in booming payday loan market 15 November 2019 5:43PM The payday loan market is booming, with loan values growing at 10 to 15 per cent a year over the past few years, according to a new report. read more
COG and CML to merge 14 November 2019 5:01PM Business finance broker Consolidated Operations Group is furthering its strategy of adding in-house finance products to complement its distribution capability, with the announcement of a merger with S.. read more