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With retail sales of $18.4 billion attributed to the loosely regulated buy now pay later credit sector, the Australian Retailers Association is anxious that regulatory reforms will be, as prom.. read more

Pre-payments by banks ahead of the repayment deadline for the Term Funding Facility have been flowing through, with $30 billion repaid over the last 10 weeks. There is another $65 billion to go. read more

With little money left in the tank, Islamic Money Australia is revving for another try at a successful banking entry. read more

In a marker of trends bound to be reflected more widely across the financial services industry, payrolls and employment numbers in what the ABS labels ‘Auxiliary finance and insurance services’ are –.. read more

A trial of regional banking hubs in New Zealand has flopped, and so instead NZ’s five largest banks will extend their commitment not to close regional branches for the next three years. read more

The much enlarged and reconsidered ANZ Bank museum in Collins Street in Melbourne is worth a bit of time. read more

A whopping 78 per cent of mortgaged households polled by Redbridge Consulting say they will experience either “a great deal of stress” or “some stress” in the event the RBA were to hike the cash rate.. read more

Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia’s latest data shows that between January and March 2024, 74.1 per cent of all new home loans were written by mortgage brokers. read more

A Melbourne s*x worker has resolved a discrimination case against two Australian financial service providers that will protect others in the sex work industry from falling victim to “debanking”, plain.. read more

In a vindication of one of the most patient disruption plays in domestic payments, Quest Payments has won a whole of government contract to supply payments devices and related support services across.. read more