NPP date extended by Westpac

Westpac will be the last bank to join the New Payments Platform. Real-time payments are now promised, for preferred bank customers, by the end of 2018. ANZ, also still missing, may clarify its entry p.. read more

Bendigo left out of Hayne lending hunt

Bank of Queensland and Suncorp will be the subject of case studies at the banking royal commission later this month, alongside all four regulars ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, NAB and Westpac. read more

Macquarie stretches limits

Efficient on key fronts and the banking profit leader, there's only one way to sum up Macquarie Bank: the riskiest bank in Australia. read more

Lending hard for ANZ

ANZ will continue going after more owner-occupier borrowers, but CEO Shayne Elliott warns all borrowers will have to jump through higher hoops as the bank applies " a level of caution that will make i.. read more

B zeroes wrench bank ratings

The era of Aa and AA graded Australian bank credit ratings is almost over. The reporting schedule this week is ANZ, NAB, Macquarie and Westpac next Monday. A CBA update, who knows when.  read more

PayID jitters as NPP dawns

Macquarie Bank will be a noteworthy no show on the New Payments Platform when the long awaited industry reform opens up to the public by the middle of this week. Tuesday is the day slated for the prin.. read more

Multi-brand stagger for NPP

About four in five bank accounts in Australia will be reachable under the new real time payments platform "within a few weeks after the launch", whenever that may be, NPP Australia said. Customers of.. read more