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Asset growth is above system while profit and capital are stable for mutual banks, mutual building societies and credit unions. But even so, their ranks dwindle each year. read more

Higher ATM fees are one antidote to a slump in profit at cash machine operator DC Payments. read more

NAB has a long way to go to meet its goals on renewable energy. It's sticking with funding fossil fuels a while yet. read more

Banks in Australia will have until the end of 2018 to prepare for the final form of the "unquestionably strong" capital standards flagged for the sector, and APRA chair Wayne Byres told a Finsia forum.. read more

The average risk weight on mortgages across banks "will fluctuate" while the industry and also the regulator tinker, ARPA has cautioned. read more

A routine ACCC inquiry is underway into DC Payment's acquisition of First Data's Cashcard ATM business. The buyer is already at work seeking to lock customers into longer term contracts. read more

No bonuses will be paid to most ANZ staff this year, thanks to the bank's lacklustre 2016 profit. High performing branch managers are also on notice to expect "tough conversations" at annual reviews. read more

Two independent ATM operators, Next Payments and Total ATM, have combined. Next claims to have sustained demand in an industry that is under siege from the growth of non-cash payments. read more

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has completed its revision of the prudential rules for asset securitisation and has released the final revised version of the standard, APS 120. read more

Banks in Australia "are safe and sound" according to 91 per cent of respondents to a recent Banking Day survey of readers. More than half (51 per cent) rated a property crash of any note as "unlikely... read more