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‘Smarter spending’ helping Australians manage cost of living crunch

Australians are embracing ‘smarter spending’ as new data shows concerns over the cost of living have eased for the third quarter in a row.

  • 11.04.2024
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  • Digital Banking

PayPal given a special home in the NAB app

NAB customers who love PayPal can now add and manage the cards they use for these payments through their bank app.

  • 03.04.2024
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  • UBank

Ubank’s new bills and budgeting tools help customers see their money clearly

NAB-owned digital bank ubank has launched new bills and budgeting app features to make money management stress-free.

  • 27.02.2024
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  • Personal finance

Fashion follows the brave: Aussies exercise caution when shopping online

New NAB insight reveals Australians are taking their time before adding to their online shopping cart to combat scams and the rising cost of living.

  • 11.02.2024
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  • Personal finance

The new 2024 financial trend that has Gen Z Aussies ‘loud budgeting’

Younger Australians are increasingly cutting back on non-essential spending and redirecting that money into high interest savings or offset accounts in response to the rising cost of living.

  • 22.01.2024
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  • Personal finance

No Interest Loans on the rise for back-to school costs

  • 18.01.2024
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  • Personal finance

More Australians planning a low-cost Christmas

Australians are making savvy spending decisions to make their money go further this Christmas amidst the rising cost of living.

  • 20.12.2023
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  • Media Release

NAB launches ‘Meet Now’ for home loan appointments every 15 mins

NAB launches Meet Now, a virtual meeting service to connect home loan bankers to customers within 15 minutes

  • 08.12.2023
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  • Personal finance

Financial literacy a key to lower hardship for younger Australians

Younger Australians are reporting lower financial literacy levels alongside a greater risk of financial hardship, according to new NAB research.

  • 24.11.2023
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  • Personal finance

Stream less, spend less – younger Aussies hit pause on subscriptions

Gen Zs and younger Australians are saving more than $76 each month by cutting back on streaming services as well as other subscriptions, totalling more than $900 each year in savings.

  • 16.11.2023
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  • Full Year Results

Taking the ‘hard’ out of hardship

In FY23, NAB Assist’s Iqbal Nor has helped NAB customers experiencing financial hardship get back on their feet.

  • 09.11.2023
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  • Scams

Cheap tickets to a sold-out concert? NAB warns it could be a ticket scam

NAB has introduced more proactive alerts to digital banking to help keep Australians safe from ticket scams. Many ticket scams start on digital platforms like Tinder, Gumtree, Facebook Marketplace and Outlook.

  • 02.11.2023
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  • Not for profit

NAB and Good Shepherd: $480 million and 20 years of support for people experiencing vulnerability

NAB and Good Shepherd are marking 20 years of providing No Interest Loans to nearly one million people, and celebrating NAB’s longest running community partnership.

  • 30.10.2023
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  • Personal finance

Gen Z investing in ‘once in a lifetime’ moments

In a bid to reclaim lost time from the pandemic, young Australians are making cutbacks that add up to $4,800 a year, allowing them to splurge on premium experiences like concert tickets and destination holidays.

  • 26.10.2023
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  • Personal finance

Aussies flex ‘budgeting muscle’ to combat cost of living

Australians are managing the cost of living and adapting to shifting price pressures by flexing their newly built ‘budgeting muscle’.

  • 20.10.2023
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