Had a day. The only place i dealt with where i achieved a positive outcome was with #officeworks. Every other thing i attempted today failed. Oh except my fall back, im over today moment, where i finished replaying dishonored and have only one outstanding trophy.

I’ve decided to get rid of #westpac. Not get rid of it for everyone….just us. I actually get a certain amount of pleasure deciding I’m over a bank.

I bank with 3 seperate banks. I have 3 different requirements and #westpac is used for one of them. The other 2 I’m very happy with but #chinesewalls means I can’t replace #westpac with them. I don’t want to either. The things I have to move can be quite complex. #westpac has been failing the complexity with procedural garbage. 11 years of good now this.

I’ve chosen, I think, where I wish to go but the journey of achieving this will decide whether I use them. If they are difficult I will find someone else. As I said, I expect complexity but procedural nightmares on top will not be accepted.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to raise rates again in May, as inflation remains above target, according to Westpac's Lucy Ellis, a former RBA Assistant Governor.
#YonhapInfomax #ReserveBankOfAustralia #InterestRateHike #Inflation #Westpac #LucyEllis #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=103787
Former RBA Assistant Governor Economist Sees Likelihood of Additional Rate Hike in May

The Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to raise rates again in May, as inflation remains above target, according to Westpac's Lucy Ellis, a former RBA Assistant Governor.

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Westpac says the Reserve Bank of Australia’s February rate hike decision will hinge on next week’s core CPI data, with any increase likely to be a one-off move as strong December jobs data pushes odds to 50-50.
#YonhapInfomax #ReserveBankOfAustralia #Westpac #InterestRates #TrimmedMeanCPI #InflationData #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=101712
Westpac Says RBA’s February Rate Hike Hinges on Next Week’s CPI—Any Increase Likely One-Off

Westpac says the Reserve Bank of Australia’s February rate hike decision will hinge on next week’s core CPI data, with any increase likely to be a one-off move as strong December jobs data pushes odds to 50-50.

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@Triskerslake We had an outage with #westpac EFTPOS and online banking at work earlier today.
apparently #westpac / #stgeorge are down at the moment and you can't withdrawal cash, even at the branch

Apparently have succeeded in sending $500 to a relative in South Africa.

#Westpac has, during this process;
suspended my internet and phone banking,
demanded I visit a branch in person to verify my ID,
not taken the block off my phone banking when they should have,
not sent a OTC as requested, etc, etc.

ABSA has charged +$50 to return money they wouldn't deposit into an account that they'd received the details for.

And WU website didn't work nicely either.

May send $ overseas?
Set it up now.

Tried "international banking" with SWIFT / BIC codes etc using a big Australian bank, Westpac.

They blocked my internet banking in retaliation.

Had to attend a branch in person and then wait +3 hours for a verification phone call to get access to internet banking again.

Fortunately no one was in urgent need of the money.
And hopefully I'll be able to smoothly transfer money in future.
But the ✓@π§∆°! service.

#Westpac

So why does the Westpac CEO bloke get a free spruiking session on the supposedly non-commercial ABC just because Westpac sponsor cricket?? #Westpac #ABCAustralia #TheAshes

Scam stories: Five times we’ve been duped and defrauded

From fake footwear to fishy bank charges and strange ‘speakers’. It feels like spam, slop and scams are…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #christmasscams #creditcard #cybersecurity #NewZealand #NZ #OnlineShopping #Partners #Westpac #Westpacscams
https://www.newsbeep.com/255342/