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A bank in your pocket: Macquarie and CBA vie for app supremacy

A bank in your pocket: Macquarie and CBA vie for app supremacy

Until now, the only reason to switch banks was to get a better deal. The rivals are changing that with digital investment on a scale the industry has never seen.

Getting a better interest rate was the only reason customers had to switch banks.

Macquarie and Commonwealth Bank want to change that, and are fuelling the next wave of competition washing across the banking sector: building better digital experiences, to lure new savers and borrowers.

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James Eyers
James EyersSenior ReporterJames Eyers writes on banking, payments and fintech. He is a former legal and investment banking editor at the AFR, has degrees in commerce and law from UNSW, and is co-author of Buy now, pay later: The extraordinary story of Afterpay Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at jeyers@afr.com.au

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