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The federal government expects banks and payments providers to voluntarily end surcharging on debit payments by the end of 2025. read more

In a spectacular fail, NAB chief executive Andrew Irvine told a falsehood in a radio interview yesterday on NAB’s record on branch closures. Or is he clueless on what’s really going on? read more

London-based account-to-account payments provider Banked will deepen its early mover advantage in the Australian market through the acquisition of fintech Waave. read more

Small businesses and their industry associations are beginning to mobilise to jointly bargain with banks and payments services providers over payments fees. read more

The Reserve Bank’s Term Funding Facility - a bedrock of industry funding from March 2020 to June 2024 – has been branded “effective” by the RBA in its Review of the facility. read more

It’s buddy up or go bust in cash-in-transit, in New Zealand at least. read more

The Mutual Bank is looking for payoffs from its long-term investments and has revised short-term thinking on provisions. read more

Westpac shareholders will be asked to consider a pair of provocative resolutions lobbed by the activist group Market Forces at its annual meeting. read more

Holding on to a traditional branch-based, and higher cost operating model, Regional Australia Bank continues to set standards for the mutual banking sector, for persistence if not such robust profitab.. read more

ANZ has agreed to settle a pair of class actions, one concerning one that plaintiffs termed predatory lending. read more