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In its first month of operation, AFCA has recorded a 47% increase in complaints, with 460 small businesses spilling the beans on their banking and financial services grievances.

Business owners say they will forgo spending time with family over Christmas to capitalise on holiday season demand, according to new research.

The newly established Australian Financial Complaints Authority is bringing on a small business ombudsman to look after the small end of town.

Despite allegations of fraud, strong-arming and abuses of power, Australia's big four banks say SME lending framework is broadly appropriate.

In other countries, digital wallets allow people to accomplish nearly all of their daily transactions with a single card.

Westpac has admitted to contravening consumer credit protection laws in relation to around 10,500 home loans.

A newly minted banking Code of Practice has been heralded as a win for small business in the aftermath of the banking royal commission.

Major banks are fighting back after the financial services royal commission found they had left themselves open for findings of misleading a…

The banking royal commission has shone a spotlight on franchising and the practice of banks to pre-fill forms for small business owners, but some are worried the fallout will make it harder for businesses to get bank loans.

Reinventure Group has announced its third $50 million fintech investment fund and co-founder and managing director Simon Cant says its important for big banks to invest in the very startups that are disrupting their industry.

Australians are looking for leave flexibility, staff wellbeing services and gender parity, according to LinkedIn Australia's latest list of the top 25 companies professionals want to work for this year.

Consumer confidence has jumped to a four-year high, but experts say the businesses that stand to win from these figures will be aware the si…