Posts Tagged Ahmed Fahour

  • Coulda been a contender.. Coulda been a contender..

    Australia Post's hopes of becoming a serious contender in banking seem to be lost in the mail... BY CHARIS PALMER Any hopes the industry and consumer advocates had of seeing Australia Post emerge as a viable competitor to the major banks appears to have evaporated, with Post's submission to ...

  • Ex UBank staffers defect to Australia Post Ex UBank staffers defect to Australia Post

    Former UBank general manager Gerd Schenkel has joined the growing list of bankers being tapped by Australia Post chief Ahmed Fahour as he explores new revenue opportunities for the business. Schenkel, understood to be consulting to Australia Post, joins former NAB executives Andrew Maitland and M...

  • Banking goes postal Banking goes postal

    Sure, Australia Post has more than 3,300 outlets, but that alone is not enough to attract and retain banking customers BY CHARIS PALMER Australia Post should focus on niche banking segments and direct channels if it is to offer a real banking alternative, say leading financial services consu...

  • Mortgage Choice chief would welcome Mortgage Choice chief would welcome “Postbank” home loans

    Mortgage Choice chief executive officer Michael Russell says he would welcome Australia Post into the broking community, should Ahmed Fahour decide to pursue a mortgage distribution strategy. And, he says, “If they went with a white label product, we would sell it”. Russell was commenting ...

  • Checks in the mail Checks in the mail

    Australia Post's new MD has banking in his veins. Will he parcel up a new financial services offering for the business? BY CHARIS PALMER Speculation is mounting within the banking sector that Australia Post may ramp up its financial services offering, following the appointment of former NAB ...