Australia

Westpac appoints Craig Bright as chief information officer

He previously served as chief technology officer of Citigroup's global consumer bank unit.

Westpac appoints Craig Bright as chief information officer

He previously served as chief technology officer of Citigroup's global consumer bank unit.

Could Australia's sharp housing downturn be a blessing in disguise for embattled banks?

Much has been said about slower credit growth but banks could also look forward to improving asset quality.

Falling home prices to drag Australian banks' 2019 credit growth to 3.5%

Mortgages account for roughly 60% of their loan portfolio.

Australia's big banks defy mortgage hike trend

ANZ and CBA have lowered their mortgage rates to boost lending.

Open banking loses steam in Australia with 3 in 5 consumers hesitant to share data

Consumers remain wary of banks in light of the damaging inquiry. Open banking is facing considerable headway in Australia as three in five banking consumers (66%) admitted that they remain unwilling to share their financial data with non-bank organisations or third party players, according to a survey by Accenture.

Australian banks rank lowest in global Q3 earnings outlook: UBS

The housing downturn is expected to weigh in on profitability.

Australian customers embrace smaller banks as top four bear brunt of scandal

Customer satisfaction was high for mid-sized lenders like Bendigo and ING.

Regulator zeroes in on misbehaving Australian banks issuing pension products

CBA and ANZ have agreed to pay a total $1.85m in community payments.

Australian banks urged to set credit card lending limits

A corporate regulator is proposing a three-year repayment period.

ANZ exits another market with pullout from Papua New Guinea

The bank is concentrating on institutional and corporate banking.

Rural lending woes come knocking at Australian banks

Lenders may not be willing to take risks with little return guarantees.

Australia's purely digital bank Volt inks deal with fintech platform for payments

Customers will be able to connect with multiple service providers without changing existing payments and tech infrastructure.

Bank satisfaction deep dives in Australia after damning probe

The number of customers unlikely to recommend their bank hit a two-year peak.

Cards are chipping away at cash and cheque use in Australia

Consumers made over 8.3 billion card payments in 2017, equal to 23 million transactions a day.