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Keep up to date with media releases, announcements and reports from Bankwest.

Latest news.

  1. Bankwest Emergency Assistance for flood-affected areas in NSW Mid North Coast and Hunter Valley.

    21 May 2025

    Bankwest is providing Emergency Assistance to customers and businesses in areas affected by flooding in NSW’s Mid North Coast and Hunter Valley.

  2. May 2025 interest rate update.

    20 May 2025

    Bankwest has today announced a decrease in variable home loan interest rates of 0.25 per cent p.a., following the RBA’s decision to decrease the official cash rate by 0.25 per cent p.a.

  3. Bankwest launches 24-hour ‘pay and vanish’ virtual card.

    1 April 2025

    Bankwest has introduced an innovative virtual card feature in the new Bankwest App: a ‘pay and vanish’, time-limited, digital debit or credit card, offering customers an added layer of protection when making payments.

  4. Gen Z shifting gear to pay-and-go options.

    27 March 2025

    Bankwest’s latest Spend Trends report has highlighted a generational behaviour switch, with Western Australian Gen Zs seemingly trading the coming-of-age rite of a first car with the now myriad rental options.

  5. Bankwest launches new brand platform.

    24 March 2025

    Bankwest has unveiled a new brand platform - Just Enough Bank - underpinning its ambition to be Australia’s favourite digital bank, with a promise to be uncomplicated and genuinely useful for its customers.

  6. Bankwest Online Customer Experience feedback.

    6 March 2025

    See the winners of our Bankwest Online Customer Feedback Competition.

  7. Bankwest Emergency Assistance for TC Alfred-affected areas.

    5 March 2025

    Bankwest is ready to provide Emergency Assistance to customers in areas affected by Tropical Cyclone Alfred in south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales.

  8. New app and website reboot Bankwest for national customer growth.

    23 February 2025

    Bankwest has launched a new banking app and website, signalling the next stage of its accelerated digital investment in its brand, products and services, with an ambition to become Australia’s favourite digital bank.