Credit card deals, new personal lenders drive consumer credit applications 28 January 2016 5:11PM Consumer credit applications grew by almost ten per cent in the December quarter, driven by a strong rise in personal loan applications. read more
Strong outlook for business lending market 27 January 2016 4:44PM Commercial finance proved to be a strong growth market for lenders in 2015 and a lead indicator, the Veda Business Credit Demand Index, suggests it will continue to grow in the current year. read more
NAB gets back on side with its business customers 27 January 2016 4:43PM National Australia Bank has achieved a big improvement in its business banking customer satisfaction ratings over the past 12 months. The latest DBM consultants Business Financial Services Monitor sho.. read more
Consumer leasing industry faces cost caps 26 January 2016 4:55PM A Government review panel has presented options that include caps on consumer lease charges, similar to the caps applying to small amount credit contracts. read more
NAB incorporates tokenisation in new mobile payment service 25 January 2016 5:01PM National Australia bank has launched a new mobile payment service, NAB Pay, allowing customers to use their mobile phones for payments without the need for a payment card. read more
Richtor leaves ING Direct in primary shape 25 January 2016 5:00PM When Vaughn Richtor launched ING Direct in Australia in the mid-1990s he was one of the pioneers of branchless retail banking. read more
Macquarie enters the full-service retail banking market 11 December 2015 4:58PM Macquarie Bank has started rolling out its long awaited full-service retail bank offering. Since October the bank has been contacting customers with offers of a transaction account, savings account an.. read more
High debt levels the real problem facing banks 10 December 2015 5:04PM Concerns about the world economy have risen to the top of the list of risks bankers face, according to the latest Banking Banana Skins report. read more
Citi launches new B2B payment service 10 December 2015 5:02PM Citi has deployed a piece of innovative payment technology to facilitate payments between businesses that use corporate credit cards and suppliers that don't have acquisition facilities allowing them.. read more
Property investor loan market continues its retreat 10 December 2015 5:01PM Lenders may be beginning to wonder whether they have tightened the screws on residential property investors too much, with news of another big fall in investor mortgage lending. read more