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It is a subsidiary of <a href="/wiki/Westpac" title="Westpac">Westpac</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BankSA&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BankSA_head_office.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/BankSA_head_office.jpg/220px-BankSA_head_office.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/BankSA_head_office.jpg/330px-BankSA_head_office.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/BankSA_head_office.jpg/440px-BankSA_head_office.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>BankSA head office (completed 1943)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Savings_Bank_of_South_Australia" title="Savings Bank of South Australia">Savings Bank of South Australia</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Savings_Bank_of_South_Australia" title="Savings Bank of South Australia">Savings Bank of South Australia</a><sup id="cite_ref-hist_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hist-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was established in the <a href="/wiki/Colony_of_South_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Colony of South Australia">colony of South Australia</a> on 11 March 1848 by sole employee John Hector.The first deposit comprised the life savings of an <a href="/wiki/Afghan_cameleers_in_Australia" title="Afghan cameleers in Australia">Afghan</a> shepherd.<sup id="cite_ref-hist_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hist-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first premier of the colony, <a href="/wiki/B._T._Finniss" title="B. T. Finniss">B. T. Finniss</a>, was a trustee of the bank's inaugural board, and <a href="/wiki/F._H._Robe" class="mw-redirect" title="F. H. Robe">F. H. Robe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_governor" title="Lieutenant governor">Lieutenant Governor</a> of the colony, was president of the bank.<sup id="cite_ref-hist_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hist-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Savings Bank of South Australia later merged with the former <a href="/wiki/State_Bank_of_South_Australia" title="State Bank of South Australia">State Bank of South Australia</a> (established 1896), becoming the new State Bank, owned by the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_South_Australia" title="Government of South Australia">Government of South Australia</a>, in 1984.<sup id="cite_ref-hist_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hist-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The State Bank of South Australia was compartmentalised and bought by The <a href="/wiki/Advance_Bank" title="Advance Bank">Advance Bank</a> due to deteriorating loan book and financial management. The Savings Bank was on the verge of collapse prior to a bailout by the Government of South Australia, which was hastened by the 1991 Royal Commission Into The Organisation Of Public State Funds of South Australia. Advance Bank was purchased by <a href="/wiki/St.George_Bank" title="St.George Bank">St. George Bank</a> in 1997 and the State Bank became part of the greater Westpac Corporation after the merger with St. George Bank.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Today">Today</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BankSA&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Today"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>BankSA is a wholly owned entity of St George Bank, which is owned by the Westpac Banking Corporation. Westpac is a publicly listed <a href="/wiki/Australian_Securities_Exchange" title="Australian Securities Exchange">ASX</a> private company with an <a href="/wiki/Australian_Financial_Services_Licence" title="Australian Financial Services Licence">Australian Financial Services Licence</a> (AFSL). Both BankSA and Westpac are a part of the Australian Prudential Banking Deposit Scheme, which gives government assurances of all deposits placed into the bank in the event of financial crises.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS"><span title="This claim needs references to better sources. (December 2022)">better source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Technology_and_digital_banking">Technology and digital banking</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BankSA&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Technology and digital banking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Westpac and synonymously BankSA launched online banking services via internet and smartphone application on 5 December 2015.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Adelaide_Fringe_partnership">Adelaide Fringe partnership</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BankSA&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Adelaide Fringe partnership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In November 2005, the State Bank began its sponsorship of Australia's biggest arts festival, the <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Fringe" title="Adelaide Fringe">Adelaide Fringe</a>, with a <span style="white-space: nowrap">A$1.4 million</span> partnership until 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This sponsorship has been renewed, and BankSA is the Fringe's principal partner until at least 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_local_alliances">Further local alliances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BankSA&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Further local alliances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>BankSA is a private company that also extends its banking services to government and public institutions, and fellow private businesses, including the entities listed below:<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <ul><li>Law Society of South Australia</li> <li>Country Fire Service Volunteers' Association</li> <li>Australian Medical Association</li> <li>Port Adelaide Football Club</li> <li>Local South Australian accounting, financial planning, legal and real estate firms</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Implications_in_Royal_Commissions">Implications in Royal Commissions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=BankSA&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Implications in Royal Commissions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>BankSA has not been the subject of Royal Commission findings; however, it does have an indirect history in two separate Royal Commissions. The 1991 Royal Commission in South Australia determined that the State Bank of South Australia had an underperforming loan book due to weak lending rules and operational inefficiencies, which led to a government bailout. As a result, the State Bank of South Australia had to separate and sell off the profitable part of its bank to Advance Bank, which was acquired by the greater Westpac outfit in 2008.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Westpac, was implicated in the <a href="/wiki/Banking_Royal_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Banking Royal Commission">Banking Royal Commission</a> of 2017 and was ordered to pay the largest penalty of $1.3 billion for <a href="/wiki/Money_laundering" title="Money laundering">money laundering</a>. 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://architectsdatabase.unisa.edu.au/build_full.asp?B_ID=574">"Building Details"</a>. <i>Architects of South Australia</i>. <a href="/wiki/University_of_South_Australia" title="University of South Australia">University of South Australia</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">22 December</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Architects+of+South+Australia&rft.atitle=Building+Details&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchitectsdatabase.unisa.edu.au%2Fbuild_full.asp%3FB_ID%3D574&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABankSA" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hist-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-hist_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-hist_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-hist_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-hist_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.banksa.com.au/about/overview">"Our Story"</a>. <i>BankSA</i>. 22 November 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">15 April</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=BankSA&rft.atitle=Our+Story&rft.date=2016-11-22&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.banksa.com.au%2Fabout%2Foverview&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABankSA" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.lib.uts.edu.au/gta/14003/banksa-principal-partner-adelaide-fringe">"BankSA - Principal Partner of the Adelaide Fringe"</a>. <i>UTS</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">19 August</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=UTS&rft.atitle=BankSA+-+Principal+Partner+of+the+Adelaide+Fringe&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lib.uts.edu.au%2Fgta%2F14003%2Fbanksa-principal-partner-adelaide-fringe&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABankSA" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://adelaidefringe.com.au/news/banksa-backs-the-fringe-and-renews-commitment-as-principal-partner">BankSA backs Adelaide Fringe and renews commitment as Principal Partner</a> <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Fringe" title="Adelaide Fringe">Adelaide Fringe</a> 10 September 2021</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span 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