Banking

March-year lending contracts and profit drops at SBS Bank with core banking system upgrade seen providing 'faster, easier, and more secure' banking

March-year lending contracts and profit drops at SBS Bank with core banking system upgrade seen providing 'faster, easier, and more secure' banking

Reserve Bank decides to expand legal use of the words 'bank', 'banker' and 'banking'

Reserve Bank decides to expand legal use of the words 'bank', 'banker' and 'banking'

Forsyth Barr analysts see integration of technology systems and TSB’s low lending and earnings growth as potential risks to a successful merger with Heartland

Forsyth Barr analysts see integration of technology systems and TSB’s low lending and earnings growth as potential risks to a successful merger with Heartland

Heartland Group CEO says not yet decided which technology platform a combined Heartland-TSB would use, acknowledges cultural differences but doesn't expect major problems

Heartland Group CEO says not yet decided which technology platform a combined Heartland-TSB would use, acknowledges cultural differences but doesn't expect major problems

Toi Foundation chairman says Heartland deal follows talks with multiple parties after an unsolicited approach in late 2024

Toi Foundation chairman says Heartland deal follows talks with multiple parties after an unsolicited approach in late 2024

Heartland Group Holdings proposes acquisition of TSB from the Toi Foundation to create TSB Heartland Bank. Toi to consult with Taranaki residents

Heartland Group Holdings proposes acquisition of TSB from the Toi Foundation to create TSB Heartland Bank. Toi to consult with Taranaki residents

Inside the Worldclear files; Gareth Vaughan speaks with Alexia Russell of RNZ for The Detail podcast

Inside the Worldclear files; Gareth Vaughan speaks with Alexia Russell of RNZ for The Detail podcast

‘I would be very disappointed’ if banks passed costs of a new prudential levy onto their customers, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says

‘I would be very disappointed’ if banks passed costs of a new prudential levy onto their customers, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says

Government introduces new levy on banks, non-bank deposit takers, insurers and financial market infrastructure providers which is estimated to raise $209 million over the next four years

Government introduces new levy on banks, non-bank deposit takers, insurers and financial market infrastructure providers which is estimated to raise $209 million over the next four years

Reserve Bank files anti-money laundering court proceedings against The Co-operative Bank, parties suggest $1.425m penalty

Reserve Bank files anti-money laundering court proceedings against The Co-operative Bank, parties suggest $1.425m penalty

Kiwibank customers can now access open banking-enabled payments and data sharing through internet banking and the bank's app

Kiwibank customers can now access open banking-enabled payments and data sharing through internet banking and the bank's app

Live-stream of the May 2026 RBNZ Official Cash Rate review press conference with Governor Anna Breman

Live-stream of the May 2026 RBNZ Official Cash Rate review press conference with Governor Anna Breman

MinterEllisonRuddWatts' lawyers look at MBIE's consultation on payments regulation, asking whether it's time to regulate payment services in New Zealand

MinterEllisonRuddWatts' lawyers look at MBIE's consultation on payments regulation, asking whether it's time to regulate payment services in New Zealand

Australian parents of NZ's major banks facing reduced mortgage growth following changes to property-related tax concessions

Australian parents of NZ's major banks facing reduced mortgage growth following changes to property-related tax concessions

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment asks whether payment services regulation is fit for purpose

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment asks whether payment services regulation is fit for purpose