A beautiful old bank building at Echuca, Victoria

A beautiful old bank building at Echuca, Victoria in December 2018

The National Australia Bank building in Rutherglen, Victoria

The National Australia Bank building in Rutherglen, Victoria in April 2018

The ANZ bank building in Echuca, Victoria

The ANZ bank building in Echuca, Victoria in August 2018

The old Bank of Australasia building in Chiltern, Victoria. Now the Old Chiltern Bank

The old Bank of Australasia building in Chiltern, Victoria in February 2018. Now the Old Chiltern Bank

A multiplicity of credit card machines at a shop in Khorat, Thailand

A multiplicity of credit card machines at a shop in Khorat, Thailand in August 2017

Bank building in Goulburn, NSW

Bank building in Goulburn, NSW in September 2016

Paying for your wine with snapScan at the Neighbourgoods Market in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa

Paying for your wine with snapScan at the Neighbourgoods Market in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa in February 2015

The National Australia Bank (NAB) building in Rutherglen, Victoria

The National Australia Bank (NAB) building in Rutherglen, Victoria in December 2014

Bank of New South Wales building in Braidwood, NSW

Bank of New South Wales building in Braidwood, NSW in September 2013

The Westpac bank building in Baylis St, Wagga Wagga

The Westpac bank building in Baylis St, Wagga Wagga in June 2013

The Commonwealth Bank building in Baylis St, Wagga Wagga

The Commonwealth Bank building in Baylis St, Wagga Wagga in June 2013

Slugged by the bank

Ad for home loans in Melbourne, Victoria in October 2013. "Getting slugged by your bank? Move to a lighter home loan, fast."

Commonwealth Bank building in Civic, Canberra

Commonwealth bank building in Civic, Canberra in August 2012

Islamic Bank of Thailand

Banner for the Islamic bank of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand in June 2011

Bank closed for a meeting!

A bank foreign-exchange counter in Sukhumvit, Bangkok, Thailand in June 2011. Closed for a meeting

Electronic chaos

Numerous electronic bank credit and debit card machines at a shop in Korat, Thailand in June 2011. Unlike most of the world, the banks don't share the machines so multiple machines are required in each shop. Unbelievable

Down with the Fed!

Sign at OccupySydney, Martin Place, Sydney in October 2011. The sign says, "The FED, like all central banks is a private bank with interests, printing $ and inslaving (sic) nations with fake debt ... money is no longer backed by gold but by us the human resource. There is nothing federal about our AUS FED"

Reserve bank anger

Sign at OccupySydney, Martin Place, Sydney in October 2011. The sign says, "RBA reserved bullshit Australia"

Forbid usury

Sign at OccupySydney, Martin Place, Sydney in October 2011. The sign says, " Forbid usury"

Eftpos extolled!

Eftpos advert at a bus shelter in Randwick, Sydney, in May 2011. The girls want to run all the way to the city and home again. Pop an eftpos card down your bra and get a taxi back, via the cake shop!