Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Five years on, the New Payments Platform is gaining momentum with the RBA pushing, fintechs innovating and legacy systems disappearing. But is it delivering?

After much fanfare, the Consumer Data Right in banking is doing ... not much. Now the ACCC is making veiled warnings of greater regulatory enforcement.

The Sunshine State wants to have a say in ANZ's appeal of the ACCC's decision to knock back its Suncorp Bank takeover.

It's a love story, but not a pretty one. Here's why Australian lawyers are more cautious than ever about merger authorisations.

The ACCC has approved Brookfield's Origin takeover, saying its plans to decarbonise the company outweigh competition concerns in a landmark ruling.

The ACCC's expected decision on Brookfield's $18.7b takeover of Origin Energy next week will force some tough decisions on the Canadian bidder - whichever way it goes.

The iPhone giant's competition lawsuit with Fortnite-maker Epic Games is trickling down into parliamentary inquiries, and could have implications for the trial next year.

Australia may be leading the world on reining in Big Tech - but it is doing it very differently to other jurisdictions.

Suncorp Bank boss Clive van Horen has been poached to run Colonial First State. He was considered a potential future CEO of ANZ, and the move could speak volumes.

The competition regulator is looking into whether the US$200 billion industry is harming Australian consumers.

Competition authorities want more smaller banks in Australia. But economic forces are driving mergers and acquisitions to deliver scale.

As ANZ and Suncorp eye an appeal over their rejected banking deal a key question remains unanswered: What role will Bendigo and Adelaide Bank play in the process?

Technology company Swift Networks' $1.2 million penalty is the third civil-cartel win for the ACCC in 2023.

Australia's competition chief wants to improve the regulator's poor court record on mergers, and better protect consumers in a time of soaring living costs.

Consumer cases are generally shorter, cheaper and less complicated to run than competition lawsuits. The ACCC has a solid track record of success in them.

Mastercard's go-slow on producing evidence for trial could derail a key competition case for the ACCC.

ANZ's appeal of the competition regulator's decision to block its $4.9 billion bid for Suncorp Bank will face an extended timeline due to its complexity.

There aren't four pillars in Australia's banking industry. One bank dominates and leads them all.

Explanatory notes on how ANZ's appeal of the ACCC's decision to knock back its Suncorp Bank purchase will work.

The ACCC and ASIC are set to unleash a deluge of lawsuits across the economy, which could result in hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties.

The climate led transformation could lead to upheaval of industries across the economy.

Senior competition lawyers warn one of the key legal arguments being used to justify the deal is unlikely to succeed with the ACCC in its current form.