Media Releases

  • Customers

Budgeting with heart: Australians prioritise family and furry friends

When it comes to budgeting, Australians are sacrificing smaller, regular purchases to free up money to keep spending on what they love most – their kids and pets.

  • 16.07.2024
  • Time to read 3 min read
  • First home buyers

Colac teen moves from couch to home with a new teapot in tow

Nineteen-year-old Noah* had been couch surfing for years, saving diligently to purchase his first home. Although he had managed to save $20,000, he was told it wasn’t enough of a deposit alone. But that didn’t stop him from settling on his new place last month.

  • 08.07.2024
  • Time to read 3 min read
  • Indigenous Affairs

NAB Foundation funds critical research on First Nations workplace inclusion

New research is set to detail the lived experience of First Nations Australians at work and the improvements required to create workplaces free of racism, discrimination and bias.

  • 08.07.2024
  • Time to read 3 min read
  • Scams

Customers abandon more than $100m in possible scam payments

NAB’s payment alerts have seen customers abandon more $100 million in payments in the 15 months since the initiative was introduced to digital banking, new insights reveal.

  • 01.07.2024
  • Time to read 3 min read
  • Economy

Australia needs best alarm system on the street: NAB CEO addresses ABA Conference

In a panel discussion at the ABA Conference, NAB CEO Andrew Irvine discussed how the industry was responding to key issues including housing, cost-of-living, and scams and fraud.

  • 26.06.2024
  • Time to read 3 min read
  • Digital Banking

No card? No worries, we’ve got you

NAB customers can now view their full physical card details digitally in the app, including the card number, expiry date, and CVV, for all consumer debit and credit cards.  

  • 26.06.2024
  • Time to read 2 min read
  • Disaster relief

NAB offers Disaster Relief Grants after NSW storms and floods

NAB is providing $1,000 grants and additional financial relief to eligible customers impacted by storms and flooding across areas along the NSW south coast, Southern Highlands, Macarthur and Illawarra regions.

  • 14.06.2024
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  • Scams

Banker’s instinct thwarts a scammer’s demand for fast payment

When an elderly customer walked into a South Australian branch shaking, with the words ‘fast payment’ written on a piece of paper, NAB customer advisor Tania Oxenham knew something wasn’t right.

  • 14.06.2024
  • Time to read 4 min read
  • Business

Businesses amp up green investments with electric vehicles and solar panels topping the shopping list

New data from Australia’s largest business bank shows many small and medium sized businesses are continuing to invest in new or used energy efficient equipment, with the value of the bank’s Green Finance for Vehicles & Equipment loan book growing 80% compared to the same period last year.

  • 13.06.2024
  • Time to read 2 min read
  • Community Grants

NAB Foundation Grants bolster local disaster readiness and recovery projects

The NAB Foundation has recognised the crucial work of community organisation, by granting $600,000 to projects that build resilience across Australia through its Community Grants program.

  • 11.06.2024
  • Time to read 5 min read