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There is no rationing of credit for business, or so believes the senior banker taking the helm of industry monitor DBM Consultants. read more

ATMs still matter in a cashless world; they dispense a service that supplies 13 per cent of the value of consumer payments in Australia. A neutral ATM brand is being hatched, while banks are settling.. read more

Crisis management has elbowed aside lending standards as a priority for the banking regulator in 2020. read more

The household sector is thumbing banks on both sides of the balance sheet, other than paying down debt quick time. read more

Banks and payments schemes are beginning to bring payments card fraud under control, with a reversal in the once persistent growth in fraud. read more

Allegations of breaches of the Banking Act - possibly a first- have been levelled by APRA at Westpac. read more

Fintechs will be key partners for the rollout of Volt Bank product, with the neobank finally beginning to enrol customers on its waitlist this week. read more

A countercyclical capital buffer - of the type ruled out by APRA only last week - may be needed as part of "a coordinated response if downside risks materialise," the International Monetary Fund said.. read more

The countercyclical capital buffer for banks will be held at zero for now, APRA said yesterday. read more

Preparing for a bank crisis - and trimming the sails to reduce the probability of one by close to three quarters - the Reserve Bank of New Zealand continues to set the standard on the prudential regul.. read more