Banks spend billions on tech,so why are outages still a thing?

Banks spend billions on tech,so why are outages still a thing?

You are not imagining it:the overall impact of banks’ technology glitches hasn’t really improved,despite their deep pockets.

  • byClancy Yeates

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Why those pesky card surcharges are no longer doing their job
Opinion
Bank fees

Why those pesky card surcharges are no longer doing their job

Extra fees for paying on a card have annoyed consumers for years. Now there’s a compelling case for making significant changes to the surcharging regime.

  • byClancy Yeates
Births,Deaths and Marriages Registry makes millions from increasing certificate fees in cost-of-living crisis

Births,Deaths and Marriages Registry makes millions from increasing certificate fees in cost-of-living crisis

The Greens will introduce a bill in the next sitting week in an attempt to block further privatisation of government services.

  • byBroede Carmody
‘The fakes are getting better’:Restaurants hit with counterfeit money crime

‘The fakes are getting better’:Restaurants hit with counterfeit money crime

With their credit cards maxed out,more diners are using cash – some of it fake in another blow to the struggling hospitality industry.

  • byDani Valent
Perth councils face rate rise pressure as cost-of-living crisis deepens

Perth councils face rate rise pressure as cost-of-living crisis deepens

Perth councils are struggling to find ways not to pass soaring costs on every front to their equally embattled residents – with varying degrees of success.

  • byClaire Ottaviano
The way you pay is costing you big time. Here’s how to play your cards right
Opinion
Opinion

The way you pay is costing you big time. Here’s how to play your cards right

Sneaky transaction fees – with a nearly $1 billion price tag in Australia last year – are burning a hole in our wallets. Here’s how we fight them.

  • byMillie Muroi
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Up to your eyeballs in debt? Join the club as WA mortgages break record

Up to your eyeballs in debt? Join the club as WA mortgages break record

The average figure West Australians are taking out for mortgages has broken the record,jumping more than $30,000 in just three months.

  • byMichael Genovese
School under fire over $600 family bill to watch children graduate

School under fire over $600 family bill to watch children graduate

A selective public school in Melbourne’s south-east has been accused of not considering cost-of-living pressures after charging $160 for students and their families to attend a year 12 valedictory dinner.

  • byRobyn Grace
The Armaguard saga shows we’re a long way from ditching cash entirely
Opinion
Opinion

The Armaguard saga shows we’re a long way from ditching cash entirely

Financial troubles at Armaguard highlight the strain on the system used to distribute cash to ATMs,supermarkets and post offices.

  • byClancy Yeates
$80 million in scams prevented as NAB rolls out new payment alerts
Analysis
Scams

$80 million in scams prevented as NAB rolls out new payment alerts

A new alert system from NAB has saved customers – including many desperate Swifties – a total of $80 million in potential scams.

  • byJohn Collett
Good,bad,or just okay? How to know when to take on debt

Good,bad,or just okay? How to know when to take on debt

Any debt is bad if you can’t pay it back,but some debts are better to have than others.

  • byGrace Bacon