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WA financial abuse awareness rises but more action needed
27 November 2025
Bankwest’s 2025 Hidden Costs Report has revealed a sharp rise in awareness of coercive control in WA, with 95% of respondents also able to identify financial control as a form of abuse.
Shoppers click with caution during cyber sales frenzy
24 November 2025
A recent Bankwest survey of customers revealed shoppers have heightened concerns about scams and fraud during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales period.
WA travel revival: younger and older flock to book holidays
20 November 2025
Bankwest's Spend Trends October data shows increased travel spending and higher engagement with travel agencies among West Australians across all age groups compared with the same period last year.
Bankwest Online Customer Experience feedback
5 November 2025
See the winners of our Bankwest Online Customer Feedback Competition.
West Aussies shift gears with transport habits
30 September 2025
Bankwest’s latest Spend Trends data shows younger Western Australians increasingly chose public transport, taxis, and rideshares over spending at the petrol bowser in August compared with last year.
Bankwest scam losses fall by 57% as scammers change tactics
3 September 2025
New Bankwest scam data reveals how age groups are falling victim to different scam types and scammers are using targeted strategies in a bid to bypass technology investment in scams by banks.
Spike in holidays but airline spend down
28 August 2025
Bankwest’s latest Spend Trends analysis has highlighted a shift by Western Australians during the month of July towards securing better value for money holiday options compared to the prior year.
August 2025 interest rate update
12 August 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.
West Aussies cash in on electric appliances in EOFY sales
25 July 2025
Western Australians cashed in on Electric Appliance spending during June’s end-of-financial-year (EOFY) sales period, with volume growth in the category surging by 21 per cent compared with the prior month.
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.
News archive
- May 2025 interest rate update – published 20 May 2025
- Bankwest launches 24-hour ‘pay and vanish’ virtual card – published 1 April 2025
- Gen Z shifting gear to pay-and-go options – published 27 March 2025
- Bankwest launches new brand platform – published 24 March 2025
- Bankwest Emergency Assistance for TC Alfred-affected areas – published 5 March 2025
- New app and website reboot Bankwest for national customer growth – published 23 February 2025
- February 2025 interest rate update – published 18 February 2025
- Bankwest Emergency Assistance for TC Zelia-affected areas in WA – published 14 February 2025
- Bankwest announces new State Manager Third Party – published 6 December 2024
- Bankwest Bankwest confirms growth plans with transition to digital bank – 6 March 2024