ASB Bank

🎾🎅 Stuck for a Christmas gift for the tennis lover in your life? We’ve got courtside tennis boxes, meet and greets with international tennis stars and even a padel tennis game with Gaël Monfils up for grabs in the ASB Classic 'Auction for Youthline' PLUS there will be lots of other exciting items being added across the tournament. 🏆✨   100% of proceeds goes to Youthline.   Check out the auction on TradeMe: https://lnkd.in/ge6Vh-ff

🥇🥇🥇 We’re stoked to have been named Digital Banking, Bank of the Year by Canstar NZ for the third year running. According to the judging panel, the ASB Mobile app and FastNet Classic not only make everyday banking easy, but they also empower our customers to set savings goals and stick to them, thanks to innovated features such as Goal Planner and the Spend Tracker tool.

🎄💛 It’s a wonderful time of the year to share some festive cheer, and we’re backing our people to volunteer for causes close to their hearts. With our flexible Volunteer Hours employee benefit, our ASB whānau can make a positive impact this Christmas season and beyond.   Whether it’s supporting charity drives or school events, our people can choose how they use 12 hours of paid volunteer leave each year. While volunteering is about giving back, it’s also an opportunity for personal and professional growth, team building, and strengthening community ties.   Our Volunteer Hours benefit is just one of the ways we help our people #StepForward.

If you want to be part of the solution and help fight financial crime, this one’s for you 👇   Our ASB Financial Crime Operations whānau is growing, and we’re looking for passionate problem solvers with fresh perspectives to help lead the way in stopping financial crime, one step at a time.   Come join a supportive team that values and respects everything that makes you, you. Plus, you’ll get perks that suit your lifestyle like flexible working options, competitive pay and much more.   More info on how to apply in the comments below 🔗

🎄✨ ‘Tis the season to spread some kindness, so teams of ASB elves have been back volunteering at the Kindness Collective Foundation’s Christmas Joy Store.   The Christmas Joy Store is NZ's first-ever social toy store where referred parents and caregivers can choose gifts and treats they know their children will love, shopping for free.   Find out more about the Kindness Collective and how you can help too: https://lnkd.in/gBRFzWWs

New Zealanders are feeling a boost of confidence in the housing market – just in time for summer 🏡   Our latest Housing Confidence Survey suggests momentum is starting to build, with Kiwi feeling increasingly positive about house price expectations, interest rates continuing to drop, and whether it’s a good time to get on the property ladder.   Read the full report in the comments below 🔗

💭 What’s the mood of our country’s business leaders?   Produced by the Institute of Directors in New Zealand in association with ASB, the annual Director Sentiment Survey takes the pulse of New Zealand’s director community.   Here’s some of the key survey findings:   📈 Confidence in the economy has nearly doubled among Kiwi directors over the past year.   💡 Technology and AI are key tools to support growth, particularly in relation to productivity.   🤝 58% of directors expect their organisation’s performance to improve over the next year.    More info in the comments below.

Make sure people paying you get a match ✔️✔️ Give them your full first and last name that account is registered to. Watch our video to learn how to find it. Find out more at asb.co.nz/COP

💛 “There are a lot of strengths that come with it.”   For International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we spoke with our Chief Technology Officer David Wills, MIL about life with a hidden disability and his advice to his younger self.   We’re officially a Sunflower-friendly organisation, thanks to the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower - Australia & New Zealand programme. For us this means: 🌻 97% of our frontline teams are now trained to recognise a Sunflower lanyard or pin, and provide the extra support for both customers and their colleagues. 🌻 We’re working with our Neurodiversity Network Group to continue raising awareness of more than 900 hidden disabilities, and to create safe spaces for our people to connect and celebrate their unique experiences.

✔️✔️ The way you make and receive payments is changing with the new Confirmation of Payee check. When setting up a payment to a new payee, you’ll need to include the account number and the full first and last name of the account owner, or the business account name, if it's a business. Once the check is complete, and before you make the payment, you’ll see if the account owner name and number are a match or not. Find out more at asb.co.nz/COP