Banks
ASB launches a new scam busting tool to verify phone calls
One of the big banks has launched a new scam busting tool that verifies in real time, if the person on the phone to is from from the bank. A study last year by the Global Anti-Scam Alliance found half… Audio
Sex workers say banks are making life more difficult
"It's a legal industry. We should bank it". That was the view of ANZ Chief Antonia Watson on whether sex workers should be able to get bank loans easily. It came up as an issue during a select… Audio
Business commentator Dileepa Fonseka
Four projects have been named by Treasury as ready-to-go public-private partnership projects as major banks and investment funds come to the country for an infrastructure summit at the end of this… Audio
Banks roll out Confirmation of Payee to combat scams
Bank scams are estimated to cost customers $200 million a year and from today, all New Zealand's main banks are rolling out a confirmation of payee service to help stop scams. Audio
POLi payments: who is at risk and what are banks doing?
Kathryn speaks with finance commentator and bank customer advocate, Janine Starks, on the POLi payments story. Audio
Power and money lending rules
The laws that govern our money-lending landscape are in for another shakeup. Audio
Power and money lending rules
The laws that govern our money-lending landscape are in for another shakeup.
AudioCall for banks to fast-track account name matching
Consumer rights advocates want banks to fast-track account name matching to help stave off an increasing number of scams. But how easy is it? Audio
'Systematic failures': Calls to investigate banks protecting customers against scams
A financial expert is calling for the ombudsman to investigate alleged failings by banks in protecting customers from scams. Former fund manager Janine Starks believes there are "systematic failures"… Video, Audio
OCR is on hold so why are home loan rates still rising?
The official cash rate hasn't be hiked since May so why are home loans still rising? Yesterday, ASB raised its one year mortgage rate to 7.45 per cent. ASB's two-year fixed rate went up to 7.05… Audio
Rise in scams & fraud: How are banks responding?
Earlier this month Nine to Noon looked at the issue of online fraud and whether banks could - and should - be doing more to protect customers' losses. Kathryn spoke with Jon Duffy from Consumer NZ… Audio
The Week in Detail: Bank fraud, broken roads and the kākāpō
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: Bank fraud, broken roads and the kākāpō
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioPlaying whack-a-mole with fraudsters
Bank scams are rising exponentially, so much so that $183 million has gone out of New Zealanders' accounts over the last year. Audio
Playing whack-a-mole with fraudsters
Bank scams are rising exponentially, so much so that $183 million has gone out of New Zealanders' accounts over the last year.
AudioApple's new voice replicator can bypass bank voice authentication
A new accessibility tool set to roll out across Apple devices can replicate a user's voice with enough accuracy to bypass banking recognition systems. Audio
Remittance figures for Pacific not accurate, new report
Remittance figures for Pacific may not be entirely accurate a new report rev. Audio
Could a 'mortgage bomb' blow up borrowers?
Recent reports have warned of a ‘mortgage bomb’ that could blow up - and a growing number of people unable to pay back debts. Is the story as explosive as some headlines would have you believe?
Could a 'mortgage bomb' blow up borrowers?
Recent reports have warned of a ‘mortgage bomb’ that could blow up - and a growing number of people unable to pay back debts. Is the story as explosive as some headlines would have you believe?
AudioPersonal finance: Safe banking in troubled times
Money expert Liz Koh joins Kathryn to talk about how banks have always been a safe haven for investors during times of economic downturn, but recent failures around the world have shaken investor… Audio
