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INSIGHTS
Payments
Cashing out to flatten the curve
Consumers and businesses have turned to contactless payments in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and a greater focus on hygiene.
Economy
Kiwi data show a tentative return to a - post-COVID - normal
New Zealanders may be avoiding parks still but life is beginning to return to some sort of normal.
Diversity
Female financial literacy, participation needed in crisis
Women are being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. It’s time for them to take real control of their finances.
Sustainability
Saving for a rainy day harder in crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a swing at the financial wellbeing of Australians who were already feeling vulnerable.
Housing
Rental ruptions: the winners and losers
Rental markets across Australia are facing a record oversupply of stock as the impact of the pandemic takes hold – good news for some renters.
Asia Pacific
Gov spending to revive Fiji
Fiji may have avoided the COVID-19 health crisis but it’s struggling with a severe economic crisis.
Business Finance
Elliott: learning from our experience in crisis
ANZ CEO reflects on the lessons he has learned in managing a major institution and its customers through a pandemic.
Technology
Australian banking opens up
Consumers are the winners as a new era of data and banking begins in Australia.