Business Desk
RBNZ begins work with banks on cash access
01/10/2026
Beaumont said that, to this end, RBNZ and a group of senior bank representatives had just begun discussions. The aim of those talks was to refine the issue and develop workable cash-access solutions. “We look forward to further constructive engagement with the Reserve Bank to progress this.”
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Stuff
This man says he ripped off hundreds of Kiwis online, and this is how he did it
13/09/2026
Roger Beaumont, chief executive of the New Zealand Banking Association, said it was incumbent on internet marketplaces to provide protection from scams. “They have a big role to play in preventing scams and the harm they cause. It’s time for them to step up.”
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Business Desk
Rocky Horror to Sweet Caroline: ANZ’s Antonia Watson retires
11/09/2026
NZ Banking Association (NZBA) CEO Roger Beaumont cited Watson’s industry-level work, and said she delivered “calm intelligence, consideration, and warmth to the room”.
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RNZ
New Zealand’s ATM dead zones
26/08/2026
New Zealand Banking Association chief executive Roger Beaumont said there was a range of factors taken into account when banks were thinking about where to locate ATMs. “That would probably include things like customer demand for the service, and the practicality of cash in transit services reaching those locations.”
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Business Desk
Reserve Bank starts prudential levy consultation
11/08/2026
NZ Banking Association chief executive Roger Beaumont said he expected the levy to be appropriate, effective and well-targeted.
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RNZ
Where have all the ATMs gone?
11/08/2026
“The main reason there are fewer ATMs is that fewer customers are using them. Around 1.5 percent of all customer transactions are made at an ATM, and that’s slowly reducing every year.”
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RNZ
Which banks pass on OCR changes first?
27/07/2026
Other factors that a bank may consider include the cost of funding they need from overseas, and also the cost of domestic funding sources such as their customers’ term deposits. If interest rates for loans go up, the flip side is that customers with terms deposits generally benefit from higher interest rate returns on their...
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The Post
Business Fraud Money mule pockets cash after Banking Ombudsman unfreezes account
19/07/2026
Since launch, the Banking Association says FIX has helped recover $10 million in stolen funds for scam victims, and identified nearly 5000 money mule accounts, which are domestic bank accounts used by scammers to transfer stolen funds, either knowingly or unknowingly by the account owner.
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Stuff
The ‘convenience fee’ costing Auckland ratepayers $1.4 million a year
17/07/2026
New Zealand Banking Association chief executive Roger Beaumont tells me the fee is made up of several components, a large one being the interchange fee which is regulated by the Commerce Commission.
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Business Desk
RBNZ, banks to form cash-access working group
15/07/2026
“The Reserve Bank now thinks this matter can be addressed on a voluntary basis, and we welcome that approach,” he said, adding this meant there was no longer a need for the association to make a formal submission. “We are pleased that the Reserve Bank has moved away from the mandatory cash access standard set...
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