OzForex launches travel card 26 April 2012 4:39PM Online foreign exchange specialist OzForex is branching out, with the launch of a travel money card. read more
Satisfaction cycle has peaked 24 April 2012 4:30PM Retail customer satisfaction with the big banks has peaked. After climbing strongly throughout 2011, ratings for all the big banks have fallen during the first quarter of the year. read more
Visa pitches prepaid cards to government sector 24 April 2012 4:25PM Governments and consumers could save A$240 million a year by abandoning antiquated government payment practices, such as cheques, and switching to prepaid cards, according to a new report. read more
Workplace branch roll-out progresses for ME Bank 23 April 2012 4:55PM ME Bank is going against the current belt-tightening trend in the banking market with an aggressive branch expansion strategy. read more
Narev fails to move the needle 23 April 2012 4:48PM The strategy briefing presented by Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev last week will do nothing to move the bank's stock price, if analysts' reviews of the briefing are a reliable guide. read more
CBA keeps its focus on the local market 20 April 2012 4:46PM Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev has committed the bank to pursuing its growth strategy "in Australia primarily" over the next few years. read more
Asia remains a low priority for CBA 20 April 2012 4:42PM Investors looking for a big statement from Commonwealth Bank on its Asian plans at yesterday's strategy briefing would have been disappointed. CBA chief executive Ian Narev merely said the bank woul.. read more
Coles beefs up flybuys 20 April 2012 4:35PM Coles will launch a new flybuys program on Monday, upgrading the earn rate and adding more products that attract bonus points. The new base earn rate is one point per dolla read more
Genworth postpones IPO 19 April 2012 4:42PM Mortgage insurer Genworth Financial Inc announced yesterday that it would delay the listing of its Australian business until 2013. The company had previously announced that an initial public offerin.. read more
HSBC home loan advert "potentially misleading" 19 April 2012 4:30PM HSBC Bank Australia has changed the advertising for its current "Let's Bankercise" home loan campaign in response to ASIC concern the advert could mislead. read more