Posts Tagged branch banking
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Wither the branch
The number of branches operated by Australian banks is slowly rising, but they have less and less to do BY ELTON CANE The number of branches run by Australian banks declined 32 per cent from 7,064 in 1993 to a low point of 47,898 in 2001. Since then, numbers have climbed 13 per cent back up t...
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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...