The remarks come after the competition regulator told the Australian Financial Review newspaper this month that it was reviewing whether Apple's iPhone architecture breached competition laws
In New Zealand, the benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index rose as much as 0.4% to 12,776.60, hitting its highest level since Feb. 18 and rising for a fourth straight session.
The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), which manages the government's debt, said the 1.75%, Nov. 21, 2032 Treasury Bond was priced at a yield to maturity of 1.9%.
By offering its own BNPL product, CBA gets to expand into an area of consumer finance untroubled by Australia's National Consumer Credit Protection Act, which was strengthened in 2019 to include mandatory background checks on cardholders.
With other major central banks still rapidly expanding their balance sheets, any pullback by the RBA would likely see local bond yields and the currency surge higher.
"We believe the combined business will have a stronger platform to offer enhanced digital capabilities for Aussie brokers and a superior experience for customers," CBA Chief Executive Officer Matt Comyn said in a statement.