ASIC given a right royal commission pummelling 23 November 2018 7:07PM ASIC chairman James Shipton, in the job since only 1 February this year was shown no favours in the banking royal commission, as with Rowena Orr, senior counsel assisting, zeroing in on the gap betwee.. read more
Housing sector riskier, RMBS remains stable: S&P 23 November 2018 6:02PM Despite falling property prices, the Australian RMBS sector has remained relatively resilient, with mortgage arrears remaining low and ratings performance stable, according to S&P Global Ratings. read more
Tyro claims least cost savings of A$1.5m for merchants 23 November 2018 6:00PM Tyro, has claimed its "Tap & Save" least-cost routing process has allowed its merchant customers to shave A$1.5 million off their payments processing fees at the expense of Mastercard and Visa. read more
Supermarket retail banking on the cards again 23 November 2018 5:58PM News of the Coles demerger from its conglomerate parent Wesfarmers and its relisting on the ASX has inspired the former chief executive of Tesco Bank to suggest the time has never been better for a ma.. read more
Bank upgrade pulling in customers for MyState 21 November 2018 5:40PM MyState Bank CEO Melos Sulicich expects a 200 per cent increase in customers using digital wallets by 2020, with the popularity of that payment format overtaking credit and debit cards by 2022. read more
Oracle debacle threatens NZ's credit unions 16 November 2018 5:28PM The aftermath of a problematic core banking upgrade by New Zealand's Aotearoa Credit Union threatens to drag down the profitability of most of the country's mutual sector. read more
Businesses sunk by cash flow shortages 15 November 2018 5:25PM Most SMEs that hit the wall came undone with an estimated deficiency of less than $500,000, an ASIC analysis of corporate insolvency trends shows. read more
IMF elevates digital currency rationale 15 November 2018 5:23PM In her opening keynote speech at the Singapore Fintech Festival yesterday, IMF managing director Christine Lagarde argued the case for a new digital currency, suggesting central banks could take an ac.. read more
Qudos' IT fail burns through last year's profits 14 November 2018 5:43PM Australian mutual bank Qudos has admitted its A$21 million-plus core banking system upgrade has been a failure, and it wants compensation from its technology provider. read more
Open banking tops innovation rankings 09 November 2018 5:27PM Global research has found most banks believe mobile and online will be their primary distribution channels in four years' time, with open banking APIs viewed as the top technology behind the next phas.. read more