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AMP Bank has joined Commonwealth Bank and CUA in adopting host card emulation technology for mobile payments.  Like CUA, AMP Bank is working in partnership with Cuscal to offer HCE. read more

Global financial technology provider Fundtech has given Australia's New Payments Platform a big tick, saying the scheme, which is under development, includes a number of features that will encourage i.. read more

Larger merchants are more likely to apply payment card surcharges and they tend to apply higher charges than small merchants, new research has found. read more

Investment in digital services has helped bankmecu bounce back from a flat spot last year, when earnings and margins were under pressure. read more

Shareholders of the mortgage company Firstfolio met on Friday to approve a name change to eChoice Ltd, a move that reflects the dominance of its eChoice broking and aggregation division in the overall.. read more

Bank of Queensland chief executive Jon Sutton has defended a growth strategy that is heavily reliant on increasing mortgage sales through the broker distribution, which is becoming an increasingly cut.. read more

Bank of Queensland chief executive Jon Sutton, speaking to analysts and media yesterday, said the bank's improved half-year performance in the mortgage market was a highlight. read more

Australian household wealth grew in the December quarter, thanks to higher property and financial asset values, while household gearing ratios remained steady. read more

While peer-to-peer lenders and other "disruptors" argue for light touch regulation to give their businesses a chance to grow, the emerging consensus among commentators is that these innovative busines.. read more

Smaller lenders took some share away from the big banks in the mortgage market last year, thanks to more favourable funding conditions and investment in broker distribution, but it remains to be seen.. read more