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December 2019 Newsletter

5 December 2019

The ACCC has authorised changes to the Banking Code of Practice, in line with recommendations of the Royal Commission, and initiatives of the ABA.

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Anna Bligh interviewed by ABC RN’s Hamish McDonald on branches and changing customer trends
21 September 2023

Hamish MacDonald: A Senate inquiry is examining a wave of bank closures that have hit regional Australia particularly hard. More than 1600 bank branches have closed nationally in the past six years, including 309 in the last financial year. Like post offices and milk bars, bank branches form part of the architecture of regional communities… Read more »

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ABA News
Online gambling credit card ban one step closer 
14 September 2023

New laws banning the use of credit cards for online gambling are one step closer with the introduction of the Federal Government’s Interactive Gambling Act 2001 Bill to Parliament.  The Australian Banking Association (ABA) has welcomed this milestone saying the new laws will make it illegal for an online gambling company to accept a credit… Read more »

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New identity verification safeguards a step in the right direction  
14 September 2023

The Australian Banking Association (ABA) has welcomed the introduction of new legislation to boost the security of identity verification services.

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