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Interchange is to the fore as New Zealand progresses to a faster payments culture.   read more

A demerger of the banking business from Suncorp group, or an outright sale of Suncorp Bank, is back on the horizon. read more

Bradley Jones has been appointed assistant governor, financial system group at the Reserve Bank of Australia. read more

Comment: The numbers are going to be big. Bigger than now.   A trillion plus debt racing for $10 trillion.  read more

Personnel costs at the major banks increased by a whopping 17 per cent over the year to December 2021. read more

Payments volumes fell heavily in May, and total payments volumes across the economy in May were 12 per cent below the post-pandemic payments peak recorded in February. read more

Employment and underemployment and even a touch of scandal will be front and centre of the mooted review into the Reserve Bank of Australia. If it happens.   read more

The swing is on and Anthony Albanese, a phenomenal person with deep experience at the highest levels of government, will make a brilliant prime minister. Plus, he’s a great mate. read more

APRA chair Wayne Byres has outlined a plan to modernise the prudential architecture. read more

Westpac cannot compete, and constrained by a rigid cost target, cannot catch up with peers on income or balance sheet or reputation metrics. Or even invest coherently across the business. Thus, Westpa.. read more