Online Banking - June 6th Canstar's Online and Mobile Banking Awards Revealed for 2019 Canstar has revealed the 2019 Bank of the Year and Customer-Owned Institution of the Year Award winners for Online and Mobile Banking, having considered 79 providers from across Australia. After rating online and mobile banking functionality...
Online Banking - May 29th Which Australian Banks Offer Apple Pay? Our modern financial system is becoming more reliant on technology, and digital wallets are the latest digital innovation to hit the mainstream in Australia. A digital wallet allows you to store your credit or debit card details securely on...
Business Loans - April 4th Canstar’s 2019 Innovation Excellence Awards reveals Australia’s finance disruptors Are you on the hunt for a financial product that could improve your daily life? Canstar has revealed some notable financial innovations in Australia that may be what you’re looking for. Every year we invite Australian...
Finance News - March 14th Bendigo Bank is back: "This was not a cyber attack" Bendigo Bank says its online banking is back up and running after an "unexpected outage" had left some customers out of pocket for more than 24 hours. The bank said on Twitter that the blackout was...
Finance News - March 13th Bendigo Bank network outage leaves customers under the pump Bendigo Bank says its online banking is down due to an "unexpected outage", leaving some customers unable to pay for fuel at the petrol station. Just after 5am today, the bank told customers its ebanking services were unavailable...
Finance News - February 26th St. George, Bank of Melbourne & BankSA turn on eftpos in Google Pay More than 300,000 customers of St. George Bank, Bank of Melbourne and BankSA now have the option to use their Google Pay digital wallets to withdraw cash from a range of major retailers from today. Caltex, Domino's Pizza, FoodWorks,...
Finance News - January 18th ANZ Apple Pay customers can draw cash from Bunnings, McDonald's & more ANZ's Apple Pay customers are now able to use their digital wallets to withdraw cash from a range of retailers in an Australian first, the nation's fourth largest bank says. BP fuel stations, Bunnings, McDonald's, IGA supermarkets,...
Online Banking - July 13th Paying With Your Mobile - What is NFC Technology? Near Field Communication (NFC) is a technology used in modern mobile devices that enables them to connect to each other in a matter of seconds when held close together. Two devices with a NFC chip can...
Online Banking - June 6th Online Banking Awards Revealed for 2018 Canstar has revealed the 2018 Online Banking Award winners after rating 77 providers from across Australia.
Finance News - March 20th Digital bank Xinja launches its first prepaid travel and spending card Banking start-up Xinja, which is aiming to become Australia's first 100% digital "neobank", has launched a prepaid travel and everyday spending card. Image source: Xinja (Twitter) The card is a prepaid tap-and-go card with no ATM fees charged...
Finance News - January 19th Westpac launches iMessage payments on Apple iPhone After its first attempt to provide message payments was banned by Apple, Westpac has today released a new iMessage feature that enables customers to pay friends, family and phone contacts via text. In a first for...
Finance News - January 18th Westpac & NAB launch voice banking technology with Amazon Alexa As Amazon prepares to launch its Alexa voice service on the Echo in Australia in "early February", Westpac and NAB announced customers who purchased the smart speaker would be able to check on their personal finances using voice...
Finance News - December 6th ANZ announces Garmin Pay partnership ANZ has introduced Garmin Pay to its customers after signing a partnership with the wearable tech giant. ANZ customers will now be able to load their credit and debit cards on the Garmin app and use...
Finance News - October 31st CommBank, Westpac, NAB to launch new mobile payment app Beem It Three giants of the Australian banking sector are collaborating to create a new mobile payments platform for consumers and businesses. The application is called Beem It and will allow users to store their debit card information and...
Online Banking - September 29th Which Australian Banks Offer Tap and Pay? Making payments on the go is getting even easier for Australian consumers as banks embrace smartphone technology to offer their customers Tap and Pay options. Most of the Big 4 banks offer Tap and Pay within their...
Finance News - September 13th Jetstar Customers The First To Book Flights With Afterpay The 'buy now, pay later' phenomenon has made its way into the airline business, as Afterpay becomes available for Australian customers to book domestic flights with Jetstar from today. Retail payments platform Afterpay has announced its...
Finance Stories - July 24th Australians Could Benefit From Greater Access To Their Banking Data The Turnbull Government says it will investigate how an open banking regime could give Australian consumers greater access to their own banking data and make the financial sector more competitive. Treasurer Scott Morrison announced that the...
Finance News - July 20th Payment Security: Most Aussies Want Fingerprint & Retina Scanners New research shows that more than half of Australians would prefer to use fingerprints, voice, or retina scans over PIN codes when making payments, and some are even ready for artificial intelligence. According to research commissioned...
Finance News - July 13th 'All Australians Vulnerable To Organised Crime' - AUSTRAC An investigation into the security of Australia's financial sector has revealed the extent to which organised criminals have exploited our financial system. Minister for Justice Michael Keenan yesterday released a report by the government's financial intelligence...
Finance News - July 5th NAB Warns Customers About EOFY Scams National Australia Bank (NAB) is urging customers to be on high alert for scammers and phishers this end of financial year (EOFY). NAB’s head of Anti-Fraud and Forensic Services, Claire Shaw, says that the EOFY period...