The second event of the National Bush Summit happened in Bendigo earlier today. Dominic Westendorf, General Manager Regional and Agribusiness Banking VIC/TAS, discussed strategies to build "Thriving Regions", joining local government, business and community leaders to support areas of growth and innovation. We’re committed to empowering regional Australia, and to celebrate we gave away some delightful sparkling apple juice from our CommBank customer Harcourt Apples. Cheers to local success! #CommBank #BushSummit #SupportLocal
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Eliminating cheques is just one part of the transformation many businesses are going through to increase the efficiency of their payment processes. The use of cheques is in universal decline and the increasing digitisation of business functions has accelerated the trend. Read more in our latest article: https://bit.ly/3MidZPg Sam Bowen Adrian Yee William N. Robert Djurovitch
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We’re excited to kick off our sponsorship of the National Bush Summit at The Ville in Townsville today! Paul Fowler, our Executive General Manager of Regional & Agribusiness Banking shared insights on how to foster growth in Regional Australia and highlighted how we’re helping local businesses unlock investment opportunities across key industries. We’re proud to support regional Australia and today we gave away gourmet jam from our local QLD customer Jamworks, showcasing the incredible local products that contribute to our community's growth! #CommBank #BushSummit #SupportLocal Paul Fowler Kerry McGowan Kylie Hall David Coote Donna Astbury
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Regional manufacturers are confident about future conditions, according to the CommBank’s Regional Manufacturers and Distributors in Focus report released today. CommBank’s report reveals the majority are expecting an uplift in revenue (68 per cent) and profit (67 per cent) in the year ahead, more bullish than their metropolitan peers. CommBank Executive General Manager Regional and Agribusiness Banking Paul Fowler said regional manufacturers have continued investing through the economic cycle to help build capacity and much-needed skills. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gvXXekhq
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Leading purpose-built student accommodation provider Scape Australia has secured $3bn of debt financing and expanded its sustainable financing platform, with strong interest from Australian and global banks. A key outcome was the increase of Scape’s existing Sustainability-Linked Loan to $2.4bn, with the cost of funds linked to progress against defined sustainability objectives. Scape also secured a $570m facility, including a $500m Green Loan tranche financing several new developments targeting 5 Star Green Star ratings in key locations close to universities in Sydney and Melbourne. CBA was proud to perform the role of Joint Sustainability Coordinator on both transactions and Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunner on its Sustainability-Linked Loan. Charles Davis CBA Managing Director Sustainable Finance and ESG said: “Scape have continually demonstrated industry-leading commitment to sustainability and we are delighted to support them by helping deliver an expanded sustainable finance platform. The platform supports Scape’s aim to be a leader in sustainable building operation while creating new, future-fit accommodation for their residents.”
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We’re committed to making cross-border payments faster, safer and more transparent by harnessing the power of the New Payments Platform. Through a new collaboration with BNY, Australian businesses and individuals who receive international payments from BNY’s customers may now be paid in as little as 60 seconds regardless of who they bank with. CBA EGM of Payments Ethan T. said: “This represents a significant leap forward in the evolution of speed in global payments, allowing CBA to empower our overseas banking partners to deliver great outcomes for their customers in supporting faster settlement of payments bound for accounts in Australia.” Read more: https://bit.ly/3yZir2h.
CBA and BNY deliver near real-time cross-border payments
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New real-time payment capabilities, are revolutionising the way consumers and businesses make and receive payments. The scene is now set for a swathe of additional innovative payment use cases to emerge. Our General Manager of Payments, Alison Chang, explains more. https://lnkd.in/ethfHvnb Ethan T. Andrew Hinchliff Robert Djurovitch Susan Yang
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In the latest episode of ‘Talking Economics’, Stephen Halmarick, Chief Economist at CommBank, shares: • his view on the direction of interest rates, • the latest CommBank Household Spending Insights for July, as well as • insights on recent market volatility and its impact on the CommBank Economics team’s view on global growth. For economic insights, watch Talking Economics – a monthly video series produced by CBA Global Economic & Markets Research. Visit https://lnkd.in/gY5UifFD for more economic insights. #Economics #RBA #CostofLiving #HSI #HouseholdSpending
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Programmability of a future digital dollar could improve efficiency or add utility to existing payment methods. Our General Manager of Blockchain and Digital Assets, Sophie Gilder explains more. To find out more about our corporate and institutional solutions, visit: https://lnkd.in/gTXR7m9S #Innovation #Payments #FinancialTechnology #Blockchain #Fintech #PaymentInnovation Ethan Teas Andrew Hinchliff Robert Djurovitch Susan Yang Alison Chang
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Household spending was flat in July, as consumers look for cheaper shopping alternatives, like second-hand bargains and discount store sales. See more insights from our monthly Commbank Household Spending Insights Index here: https://bit.ly/4fJFRJG
Household spending flat in July as consumers look for discount options
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