Another flat year in the debtor finance market 04 September 2014 4:26PM The debtor finance market marked time again during the 2013/14 financial year, with invoice discounting and factoring turnover up just 0.6 per cent over the 12 months. read more
ING Direct sells mortgages to Macquarie 04 September 2014 4:25PM ING Direct has completed the sale of a A$1.5 billion book of mortgages, which it put on the market in July. The buyer was Macquarie Bank. read more
Swift and Fiserv tipped for NPP contract 03 September 2014 3:42PM When the finance industry gathered at Fundtech's banking innovation conference in Sydney yesterday one hot topic was the likely winner of the contract to build the New Payments Platform. According to.. read more
Hard times for ATM operators 03 September 2014 3:40PM The steady decline in the use of ATMs over the past few years is taking its toll on independent ATM operators. read more
Domestic debt market has a strong June quarter 03 September 2014 3:39PM More than US$30 billion of transactions were completed in the Australian corporate finance market in the June quarter, which was more than twice the value of transactions in the first quarter accordin.. read more
Federal Court finds The Cash Store in breach of consumer credit law 03 September 2014 3:39PM The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won its case against payday lender Cash Store. The Federal Court has found that Cash Store (which is now in liquidation) and associated company.. read more
Mixed feelings from lenders over expansion of comprehensive credit reporting 02 September 2014 3:55PM Lenders have given mixed responses to the Financial System Inquiry's suggestion that the comprehensive credit reporting regime could be expanded. read more
eftpos trials online payments 02 September 2014 3:54PM Payment card company eftpos has launched an online payments trial with retailer Coles. The trial will make online eftpos payments available to 350 consumers via the Coles website. read more
Aussie stops offering credit cards 02 September 2014 3:53PM Aussie Home Loans has stopped offering credit cards. A notice appeared on the company's website on August 14 saying it no longer offered the Aussie Classic Low Rate MasterCard and Aussie Platinum Low.. read more
Wide Bay stops the erosion of its mortgage book 02 September 2014 3:53PM A worrying trend for small lenders during the first half of the financial year, which saw solid growth in new mortgage approvals but negligible growth or even falls in the value of mortgage books, app.. read more