30/09/2019
AM Show host Duncan Garner talks to NZBA CEO Roger Beaumont about the Banking Hubs pilot
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30/09/2019
New Zealand’s “big six” banks have welcomed a trial banking hub to provide banking services in communities which would otherwise go without.
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30/09/2019
A unique partnership of six New Zealand banks will trial a new approach to providing banking services in small regional communities. Banking Hubs will be trialled in four small towns for 12 months, with the first starting by early 2020. The hubs will feature a Smart ATM, support staff and online and technology support. During...
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29/09/2019
The hub trial will last up to 12 months beginning early next year, costing significantly less than a full branch, says the NZ Bankers Association.
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29/09/2019
“I’d like to thank the banks and the Bankers’ Association for working with the Government on this initiative which will be implemented in early 2020.”
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29/09/2019
“Each Banking Hub pilot will test different ways of adapting to community demand and requirements and services will evolve over time. They will provide different capabilities, with variations in technology and personal service.”
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29/09/2019
“The New Zealand Bankers’ Association note that in the past five years, about 70 per cent fewer people have been using branches nationwide.”
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29/09/2019
“While many people hardly ever visit bank branches, some people still prefer to bank face to face,” Beaumont said.
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29/09/2019
“Each Banking Hub pilot will test different ways of adapting to community demand and requirements and services will evolve over time. They will provide different capabilities, with variations in technology and personal service.”
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29/09/2019
New Zealand Bankers’ Association chief executive Roger Beaumont said the partnership of six banks would use innovative ideas and technology to help communities that “feel left behind when physical branches close”.
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