Thorn on the ropes

While most companies in the financial services sector are coming through COVID in better shape than they could have anticipated, consumer and business finance company Thorn Group has felt the full for.. read more

DDO deadline looms large

Financial institutions are starting to realise the full significance of the change to financial product regulation that will come under ASIC’s new power, the design and distribution obligation, say la.. read more

Smartpay’s shift to Australia paying off

Smartpay’s decision to shift the focus of its business from New Zealand to Australia has started to pay off for the payment terminal operator, with strong growth in its local terminal fleet and solid.. read more

One in 10 Tyro merchants files a claim

More than 3600 merchants using Tyro’s point of sale terminals – about 10 per cent of the company’s total merchant base – have registered with the company for remediation following the company’s week-l.. read more

Laybuy remains confident, despite heavy loss

Buy now pay later provider Laybuy Group has released its first financial results since listing on the ASX last September, reporting healthy growth in merchant and customer numbers in the year to March.. read more

NAB rejects FSU’s payroll review claim

NAB and the Finance Sector Union are at loggerheads over the scope of the bank’s payroll review, which is remediating widespread underpayment, and the issue looks like being determined in court. read more

Little BNPL brand loyalty

Users of ‘buy now pay later’ services expect to ramp up their use of BNPL accounts, but exhibit very little brand loyalty. read more