Media Appearances
Media
Here you’ll find our media releases and opinions about banking in New Zealand, along with our media appearances.
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NZ Adviser - FIRST Union welcomes trial of regional banking hubs
- FIRST Union supports the trial of banking hubs in four New Zealand regions as the country seeks to maintain face-to-face services amid the COVID-19 pandemic, retain jobs in banking, and ensure that rural areas don’t lose vital infrastructure.
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NBR - Dealing with the digitally disenfranchised
- ANZ, ASB, BNZ, Kiwibank, TSB, and Westpac are all taking part in the year-long trial being coordinated by industry body the Bankers’ Association.
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NZ Adviser - Major banks join forces to launch banking hubs in regional communities
- “I am delighted to see that this unique partnership of six banks looking at innovative ways to support smaller communities is ready to go,” said Roger Beaumont, the chief executive of the New Zealand Bankers’ Association.
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Regional Banking Hubs to launch in November
- A trial of Regional Banking Hubs to test the demand for basic banking services in regional communities will begin in November. The trial, which includes ANZ, ASB, BNZ, Kiwibank, TSB and Westpac, will run in four regional centres: Twizel, Martinborough, Stoke and Opunake. Three of the sites will have community partners, who will host the... Read more »
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Stuff - Stoke banking hub gets December go-ahead
- The New Zealand Bankers Association announced that a new banking hub will open on December 3 in the John’s Stoke Pharmacy building at Putaitai St.
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Stuff - Banks beginning trials that could save face-to-face banking in regions
- Banks will start a trial of shared regional banking hubs in November, using an old ANZ branch, a library, a community centre and a pharmacy.
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Guidelines to help banks serve customer needs launched
- The New Zealand Bankers’ Association today launched guidelines to help banks serve customer needs. “The guidelines are designed to help bank staff deliver good customer outcomes. They build on the banking industry’s work following the Bank Conduct and Culture Review in 2018. They also reflect the Financial Markets Authority’s expectation that banks will serve customer... Read more »
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Stuff - Waves of ‘zombie’ company failures predicted as Covid support withdrawn
- By the end of August, the New Zealand Bankers’ Association said its member banks had allowed 15,135 businesses owing $18.3 billion to make reduced repayments on loans.
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