The Australian Payments Network is promoting coordinated actions and collective investment by banks and payments processors to ward off the likelihood that the rapidly developing field of quantum ...

Jilted at the altar by P&N Bank two years ago, Beyond Bank is up front in its annual reort that “values-aligned mergers” remain a pillar of its strategy. Of all the mutual banks and credit unions that ...

NGM Group’s review of 2025/26 paints a picture of a customer‑owned bank delivering sustained growth, deepening community impact and accelerating its technology and sustainability agenda.

Regional Australia Bank has used its annual report to ramp up the rhetoric around its frustration with “the constant erosion ...

The debt threshold for involuntary bankruptcy will be doubled from $10,000 to $20,000. Reforms proposed by Andrew Leigh, Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury will ...

The Eftpos terminal fleet of banks and ADIs has shrunk by one quarter. APRA’s annual Points of Presence publication put the banking sector’s Eftpos fleet at 672,000 at June 2026, down from 694,000 at ...

The battle over the AI-led future of banking in Australia has well and truly begun. But the location of this new battlefront is not entirely clear. The Albanese government appears to favour slotting ...

Business lending lifted 11.1% at Bank of Queensland over the year to August 2026, while the mortgage book continued to contract. Business banking generated cash earnings of $261 million over the ...

Two new extensive national risk assessments on money laundering and terrorism financing have been produced by AUSTRAC. These assessments provide a collective understanding of the scale, sophistication ...

NGM Group’s Claire Mahady has received the 2026 COBA Emerging Leader Award. Mahady is Employee Experience Partner at NGM Group based in Newcastle and her professional background is in human resources.

Stephen Capello will step down from his role as CEO of Hume Bank after eight years. Capello has advised the Board of his decision to resign and will depart the bank following a short transition period ...