The future of banking has been decided, or at least it has for the Commonwealth Bank.

Last week the bank released a curious and high production video which looked at a bold, digital, always-on future.

The thesis of the video seems to…

Cash strapped UK consumers are being given an alternative to traditional retail bank overdrafts and kneecap-adjusting loan sharks.

Wonga, a youthful and Gen Y-styled brand, is offering a seemingly attractive short-term loan facility to customers, yet given regulatory demands the group…

The pressure on retail banks to attract deposits in order to fund lending growth became all too apparent this month in the UK.

Despite memories of the financial crisis softening somewhat, in Britain, Halifax Bank – part of the embattled HBOS…

In the past six months Westpac bank has spent millions of shareholders’ dollars convincing us that it is: safe (we are factor 50 among other enthusiastic offerings of robust certainty), interested in service (we are bringing back the bank manager) and…

What’s in a name? If it is a name in the financial services sector, the right name can make all the difference, or so marketers and brand experts would have us believe.

The last few days have seen two significant name…

There are a number of reviews underway in the Australian financial services industry, all of which ultimately aim to strengthen the system and improve the outcomes for consumers.

Strangely, at a time when the Government is looking to minimise conflicts of…