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The considered underinvestment by the four big banks in New Zealand in their core systems is one of the bedrocks of the oligopoly’s long-running dominance of the country’s banking sector, the New Zeal.. read more

Thinking as big as ever, Judo Bank is planning to grow faster than ever, even as segments of Judo’s loan book are flashing red hot. read more

The union of MyState and Auswide is high conviction, high value and highly likely to work out for the best.  read more

Jerome Laxale, the Labor MP for Bennelong and a member of the House Economics Committee yesterday announced the beginning of a “campaign for fee-free digital payment reform.” read more

Doubts, ranging all the way to outright hostility, are surfacing around the mooted Trust Exchange to verify identity and credentials. read more

MyState Limited and Auswide Bank have reached agreement on a merger, the AFR’s Street Talk column reports. read more

NAB’s business borrowers are feeling stressed, with a “continued broad-based deterioration in the Business & Private Banking business lending portfolio” over the June 2024 quarter. read more

The takeover by Experian Australia Credit Services of rival illion has received a green light from the ACCC. read more

Trading conditions for many businesses are declining and likely to worsen while consumer sentiment and retail trade are so flat, CreditorWatch concludes in its latest Business Risk Index. read more

“Further regulatory intervention” in the arena of debit payments is on the cards, and probably certain, with the Reserve Bank venting more frustration over the roll out of least-cost routing. read more