Technology

AFG announces new AI tool to slash broker admin
11 November 2026

The ASX-listed aggregator has unveiled a new artificial intelligence tool designed to significantly reduce the time mortgage brokers spend collecting, verifying, and entering customer ...

Bluestone launches new origination platform
11 November 2026

Non-bank lender Bluestone Home Loans has launched a new loan origination platform, which it says has cut assessment turnaround times to as little as two days.

Open banking powers up, but consent and reliability lag
6 November 2026

Open banking has surpassed 1.3 million active authorisations, but a new report has warned that consent and reliability issues are holding back further growth.

OnDeck launches new broker experience
3 November 2026

Brokers can now access near-instant quoting, automated lending decisions and live deal updates from SME lender OnDeck.

Prime Capital rolls out new broker portal
28 October 2026

Non-bank lender Prime Capital has launched a new portal to allow brokers to monitor their loan applications in real time.

CBA calculators ‘unlikely to return to Quickli this year’
27 October 2026

Quickli users have been without access to Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s loan calculators on the platform for more than three months, as the major bank and fintech continue to work through ...

Broker tech: Where Australia leads and lags globally
23 October 2026

Australia’s “highly connected” digital broker ecosystem puts the industry in pole position for technological development but lags behind overseas markets in the adoption of key innovations, ...

NGM Group completes major cloud migration following merger
23 October 2026

The mutual now behind Greater Bank and Newcastle Permanent has completed a migration of its core banking ecosystem to the cloud, decommissioning around 30 per cent of its technology estate

LMG plugs asset finance CRM into AI
23 October 2026

Loan Market Group has plugged its asset finance CRM into artificial intelligence, opening the door for brokers to work through conversational prompts rather than manual data entry.

New networking app opens to broking industry
15 October 2026

Netr, an Australian-built professional networking app for finance professionals, has opened its platform to the wider broking and lending industry following its launch on iOS and Android ...