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Property Pulse: It’s A Bump Not A Jump
Tuesday, 25 March 2025, 5:31 pm | BNZ
There’s plenty of attention on mortgage markets given we’re well into the Year of the Refix. We remain of the view short-term mortgage rates have more downside as the Reserve Bank continues to prune the cash rate. More >>
Too Many Subscriptions? BNZ First With Open Banking Tech That Can Simplify Recurring Payments
Friday, 14 March 2025, 11:19 am | BNZ
Through integration with online banking, Blink AutoPay allows businesses to process regular payments from customer accounts with improved flexibility and control for both parties. More >>
Work ‘On’ Your Business, Not Just ‘In’ It: BNZ Rolls Out AI-driven Growth Academy Nationwide
Wednesday, 12 March 2025, 10:31 am | BNZ
The Growth Academy combines hands-on workshops with sophisticated AI-powered digital tools that help businesses refine their strategy, enhance performance, and create new pathways for growth. More >>
BNZ Cuts Key 6-month Rate Ahead Of OCR Announcement
Tuesday, 18 February 2025, 4:34 pm | BNZ
BNZ’s new advertised 6-month rate is the joint-lowest of the five major banks* and will be available for new and existing customers to select online and in the BNZ app from tomorrow. More >>
Depression-era Bequest Still Helping 88 Years Later
Monday, 6 January 2025, 5:58 pm | BNZ
What began as support for widows during the Depression era now helps our people and their families in tough times. The trust has provided over $320,000 in assistance to staff and their dependents in the past decade alone. More >>
BNZ Expands Digital Payments Capability
Monday, 2 December 2024, 1:36 pm | BNZ
New Zealand's first digital wallet and Point of Sale app compatible with all New Zealand banks. Payap is due to be launched in March next year. More >>
BNZ Passes On Full OCR Cut To Its Standard Variable Home Loan Rate
Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 2:25 pm | BNZ
This follows BNZ’s 50-basis point cut to its standard 6-month fixed home loan rate last week to 5.99%. More >>
A Quarter Of Older NZers Fear Going Online Due To Scam Concerns
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 2:49 pm | BNZ
Up from 13% three years ago, the growing hesitancy among over-65's raises concerns about digital exclusion in an increasingly online world. More >>
BNZ Cuts 6-month Home Loan Interest Rate
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 9:49 am | BNZ
BNZ General Manager Home Lending James Leydon says this change supports New Zealanders’ demand for shorter term fixed rates in a falling interest rate environment. More >>
BNZ And BlinkPay To Accelerate Open Banking In New Zealand
Wednesday, 6 November 2024, 12:12 pm | BNZ
The investment will enable BlinkPay to accelerate and scale its innovation and product development through access to BNZ's resources and expertise. More >>
Scammers Undeterred: 9 In 10 NZers Targeted, But Reporting Surges
Thursday, 24 October 2024, 6:11 pm | BNZ
BNZ’s annual Scam Savvy survey found that 87% of New Zealanders were targeted by scams in the past 12 months, virtually unchanged from 2023 (88%). More >>
BNZ Launches New Anti-scam Tool To Lock Scammers Out Of Online Banking
Wednesday, 9 October 2024, 6:06 pm | BNZ
While anyone who thinks they’re being scammed should call their bank straight away, this new tool – available in the BNZ app - gives customers the ability to lock their online banking while they’re making the call, potentially speeding up the ... More >>
BNZ Cuts Variable Home Loan Rates By 0.50% Following Drop In OCR, Customers To Benefit From Tomorrow
Wednesday, 9 October 2024, 3:05 pm | BNZ
BNZ General Manager Home Lending Products James Leydon says today’s decision by the Reserve Bank to cut to the official cash rate and BNZ’s subsequent interest rate reduction will be welcome news for many New Zealand households. More >>
New Path To Home Ownership On Māori Land: BNZ Expands Innovative Funding Framework
Tuesday, 8 October 2024, 5:14 pm | BNZ
This is an extension to Bank of New Zealand’s (BNZ) innovative funding model, initially developed in collaboration with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, to support more Māori to achieve home ownership on their whenua (land). More >>
Education Key To Open Banking Success, BNZ Survey Finds
Thursday, 3 October 2024, 8:50 pm | BNZ
"Our survey found that while 60% of respondents have heard of open banking, only a quarter (26%) have some understanding of what it means," says Karna Luke, BNZ Executive, Customer Products and Services. More >>
BNZ The First NZ Bank To Achieve Next Open Banking (Open Data) Milestone
Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 12:15 pm | BNZ
Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) has taken another critical step toward open banking—better described as open data—becoming the first bank in New Zealand to meet a major milestone set by Payments NZ. More >>
BNZ And Adminis Sign API Agreement To Streamline Foreign Exchange In NZ Banking First
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 1:57 pm | BNZ
An API, or Application Programming Interface, is a secure tool that allows different software programmes to connect and share information automatically. With this agreement, Adminis customers can access BNZ’s comprehensive foreign exchange services directly ... More >>
BNZ Simplifies Home Loan Offering, Delivering Savings For First Home Buyers And Low Equity Borrowers
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 1:57 pm | BNZ
In a move that will make borrowing simpler and more affordable for first home buyers and low equity borrowers, Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) today announced changes to its home loan offerings. More >>
The Economy In Ten Pics
Friday, 16 August 2024, 6:41 pm | BNZ
Near-term growth picture still troubled More >>
BNZ Welcomes Changes To Affordability Rules
Wednesday, 3 July 2024, 10:15 am | BNZ
BNZ welcomes changes to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Regulations and an update to the Responsible Lending Code. More >>