A wholey agenda in Austalian payments 27 May 2019 4:15PM There's an increase in disruptions and operational outages in retail payment services. How many? Nobody knows. read more
Jane Hume carries financial chalice 27 May 2019 4:12PM Two junior ministers will share responsibility for financial services in Scott Morrison's new government. Michael Sukkar returns as assistant treasurer and also minister for housing, while Jane Hume w.. read more
Comment: Slender insight on APRA unease over Australian banks 23 May 2019 3:47PM "Poor" and "moderate" are the best that can be said for the "quality" of the awareness of weaknesses at Australian banks following the industry's "self-assessment" challenge set by APRA. read more
Operational risks elevated at ANZ 20 May 2019 3:35PM ANZ in New Zealand has been rebuked by the Reserve Bank, with the RBNZ on Friday announcing that it "revoked ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited's accreditation to model its own operational risk capital requ.. read more
Labor 'fairness fund' bumps up bank levy 13 May 2019 4:13PM The bank tax debate so far in the 2019 election is as minimal and restrained as the rest of the opposition Labor party's denigration of the banking industry. read more
Patience pays for neobank schemers 10 May 2019 3:53PM Firstmac and 86400 are counting on a speedy, post-election green light for their entry into the banking industry, with fully-fledged banking licences anticipated. read more
'We can fix ANZ in 2023' 02 May 2019 4:02PM Cost-focused or cost-scared or plain technology terrified, ANZ's off its game on many fronts, its half year profit briefing suggests. read more
CUA sets up CEO rounders 01 May 2019 4:10PM Rob Goudswaard, CEO of Credit Union Australia, pulled a bit of a surprise yesterday, outlining plans to leave in February 2020.Might the fourth-largest mutual ADI supply his successor (a long rumoured.. read more
Zip winds up asset-backed lending 30 April 2019 4:09PM Transaction volumes fell eight per cent over the last quarter for Zip Co Ltd, small beer at a fintech lender bagging decent growth in credit and other key metrics. The slow burn preparing its Master.. read more
Carney competes for fintech spotlight 30 April 2019 2:07PM There is "a growing pipeline of firms" - make that fintechs - clamouring for access on level terms with banks to the central bank's most vital, and real-time, payments processing. At least in England.. read more