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Polaris eyes the big banks

... chief executive, Arun Jain. Jain said they will launch seven products cutting across market segments including the credit card market, wealth management and corporate finance. "We have already worked with three of the biggest five banks in Australia ...

Just debit it: Centricom

Australian owned online debit service provider Centricom could soon give credit card companies a run for their money by introducing an online shopping payment option that is cheaper and more consumer-friendly. Centricom is the company behind POLi (Pay ...

Banks to brace for bumpier ride: Fitch

Global ratings agency Fitch Ratings predicts that the earnings growth of the country's largest banks will likely be 'moderate' this year compared to last year due to increased competition for the consumer dollar and lesser housing finance deals. "For ...

Beware of Christmas credit card fraud

Leading credit card research firm CANNEX has urged consumers to watch their credit card transactions over Christmas as high credit card usage over the period increases the chances of fraud. "In recent years, Australians on average spend between 15 per ...

Banks take a softly, softly approach to electronic banking

WWW.THESHEET.COM.AU  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
... documents. The amendment covers documents that have to be retained, such as contracts, regular information, such as credit card and mortgage account statements, and documents that require a signature. For the first time, digital signatures have become ...

Return to sender costs millions: QAS

The humble mailing address is back in the spotlight as increasing automation of mail-outs means incorrect addresses are costing companies at least $25 million in 'return to sender' costs, and one too many irate customers, according to software firm ...

Fix debt ahead of rate rise: ANZFP

With the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) likely to increase interest rates next month and possibly in March after the latest inflation figures were released, ANZ Financial Planning's general manager, Mike Goodall, has urged consumers to re-evaluate ...

Compliance gets interactive: Vignette

... important," he said. As an example, he said banks could go the YouTube way to verify whether a person using their credit card is authorised to do so. "The fact that you're going to a gambling site, you sign up, and then your wife gets the bill and asks ...

NSW bankruptcies reach record highs

The latest quarterly figures from the Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia (ITSA) have shown record levels of bankruptcies in NSW with accountancy specialist Hall Chadwick warning "more bumps" are ahead. Compared to an already high 1,900 bankruptcies ...

Product complexity blamed for systemic errors

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2006
... systemic errors. In the case of product packages, the report said the most common situation was where banks offered a credit card, transaction account or insurance cover with a loan. The BFSO found that "the complexity of the permutations and combinations ...