Month: July 2023

Banks launch three new hubs in regional banking trial

Three new regional banking hubs will open from this week as part of the latest phase of the regional banking hub trial led by the country’s six biggest retail banks. The three new hubs will be in Waimate, Whangamatā and Ōpōtiki. The Waimate hub will open its doors this Friday, with the remaining hubs opening… Read more »

Scams: Should your bank be liable for losses?

NZBA chief executive Roger Beaumont believes that broadening the Code of Banking Practice to cover APP scams would mean “banks take on all or most of the risk of customer decisions, meaning customers have little incentive or responsibility to protect their money. This could lead to much greater fraud losses.”

Scams: Should your bank be liable for losses?

NZBA chief executive Roger Beaumont believes that broadening the Code of Banking Practice to cover APP scams would mean “banks take on all or most of the risk of customer decisions, meaning customers have little incentive or responsibility to protect their money. This could lead to much greater fraud losses.”

Digital disruptor Revolut takes a swipe a high profits of ‘legacy’ banks

But it is not a member of the Banking Association Te Rangapū Pekē, whose member banks promise to reimburse fraud losses for customers who were not dishonest or negligent, complied with their banks’ terms and conditions for electronic banking or card use, and took reasonable steps to protect their banking.