Australia

The decline of cash was already evident in Australia prior to the pandemic, with the tough regulations imposed during this period causing the decline to rapidly accelerate. Cash usage has failed to rebound with many consumers and businesses having…

Technological advances are creating unprecedented change across consumer-facing industries. The Digital Consumer Survey, fielded in March and April, offers insight into the pace and depth of this evolution, tracking consumer behaviour, attitudes,…

2023 is witnessing a continuation of some of the key trends from the previous year. Credit card spend remains significant in 2023, despite seeing a marginal decline compared to 2022, and this is largely due to the rising cost of living experienced by…

This briefing examines how the finance and insurance industry is performing globally, and in the largest countries in terms of finance and insurance output. The report also provides data for production, market size, imports, exports, industry costs,…

While remote working has become a staple arrangement for many Australians, the idea of working remotely every day has been phased out. Many employees are returning to the office five days a week, while others have a hybrid arrangement which sees them…