Briefs: Westpac NZ launches Airpoints debit card, RFi acquires AB+F, new app for IPO bookbuilders, a 08 October 2015 4:52PM Westpac New Zealand launched what it said was New Zealand's first debit card to earn Airpoints. read more
Briefs: Business awareness of fintechs low, Westpac to expense more investment spend 07 October 2015 4:36PM Fintechs might have great technology but they are doing a lousy job of marketing their services, according to a new survey. read more
Foreign news: UK Government final Lloyds selldown announced, Apple Pay disappoints 07 October 2015 4:35PM The UK Government has announced plans to sell its remaining 12 per cent of Lloyds and has committed to selling at least £2 billion worth of the bank's stock (about four per cent of the bank) to priva.. read more
Briefs: BOQ faces class action, UK PPI enforcement drawing to an end, eChoice sells loans to Columbu 06 October 2015 7:07PM Bank of Queensland has released a statement saying it is prepared to defend any proceedings brought against it in relation to certain customers who held its Money Market Deposit Account. read more
Foreign news: Hackers breach Experian 06 October 2015 7:05PM Hackers have stolen personal information from about 15 million customers of the United States' third largest mobile phone company, T-Mobile, by breaching the credit reporting company Experian. read more
ADVERT: 5 influential women in finance share their leadership stories 06 October 2015 1:39AM 5 influential women in finance share their leadership stories read more
Briefs: Pioneer Credit arranges new debt facility, further executive changes at Money3, and more 02 October 2015 3:57PM Impaired debt buyer Pioneer Credit has negotiated a new senior debt facility, increasing its facility limit from A$47 million to $60 million. Pioneer said in a statement that the new facility removed.. read more
Foreign news: Fiji targets financial exclusion 02 October 2015 3:54PM The governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji, Barry Whiteside, has announced a national workshop to analyse the work of the country's National Financial Inclusion Taskforce over the past five years and fo.. read more
Briefs: GetCreditScore gets new MD, ANZ Myanmar branch approved, NAB joins blockchain conga line, a 01 October 2015 4:46PM Veda has taken management control of GetCreditScore.com.au, appointing one of its executives, David Scognamiglio, as managing director. read more
Foreign news: VW crisis threatens auto ABS collateral, SocGen considers massive branch closure plan, 01 October 2015 4:45PM The Volkswagen scandal may affect car loan securitisations by dragging down used car values, Fitch Ratings says. This is because motor vehicle ABS transactions are exposed to used car values either di.. read more