Opposition is mounting against a federal government bill to ban cash payments over $10,000 with concerns it will push customers into the clutches of banks or other financial institutions.
Last week's CBA outage left many of you high and dry, unable to buy food or pay bills. While tech failures happen, you can avoid the worst of it with a bit of planning.
About half of Australia's adult population prefer to make digital payments and use smartphones to manage their banking needs unless they're at the pub.
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