01. Choose
Use our Help me choose tool to find the right loan for your requirements.
Managing your rural business
With ASB Rural Banking, your business can benefit from the expert knowledge and finance you need to help with cash flow and growth.
Employing staff?
Pay your people from your mobile, with cloud-based payroll software. PaySauce can take care of your pay run from end to end, helping you get back to business.
Great reasons to choose us
- Get access to local rural banking experts and specialised lending products
- Stay informed with our rural economist’s latest outlook and commodities reports
- We’ll connect you with specialist industry partners like the Dairy Women’s Network
- Save time and speed up decision making by integrating ASB internet banking with Figured farm forecasting software
Is it right for my business?
At ASB, we're always thinking farming. And because most of our Rural Managers are from rural communities themselves, we’re passionate about helping Kiwi farmers achieve sustainable success where it matters - socially, environmentally and financially.
ASB Rural Banking offers a range of management tools and lending options to help your rural businesses flourish, and because innovation is also at the heart of what we do, we offer fresh solutions to traditional problems.
To see for yourself, ask your local ASB Rural Manager to show how integrating FastNet Classic internet banking with accounting and farm forecasting solutions Xero and Figured can help you manage your business more easily, as well as identify new opportunities.
Options to consider
Find the right rural solution for your business
Regardless of the size or stage of your business, your local ASB Rural Manager can help you achieve your rural ambitions.
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02. Consult
Talk to your local ASB Rural Manager about how ASB could help support your rural business.
03. Switch
Ask your local ASB Rural Manager to help you move your banking to ASB.
Next steps
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Manage farm finances when it suits you
Farms don’t keep normal business hours, so why should your banking? With FastNet Classic internet banking and the ASB Mobile app you’ll be able to manage your finances where and when it suits you.
FastNet Business internet banking
For larger operations, FastNet Business internet banking lets you control the access of designated users and provides two-to-sign account access, online accounting integration and high payment volumes. Pair it with the ASB Mobile Business app and you’ll be able to do your banking from just about anywhere.
Budget and forecast with ease
Integrate cloud-based accounting and farm forecasting software Xero and Figured with your ASB internet banking and you’ll have a powerful new decision-making tool.
Stay informed with the latest rural commentary
Keep up with what’s happening across the sector with Farmshed Economics, our regular rural news, delivered straight to your inbox. You’ll also find the freshest commodities reports and a host of other local and international rural insights.
Connect with women in dairy
It takes strong networks to build a strong rural sector. That’s why we’ve partnered with Dairy Women’s Network so that women in dairying can connect with each other, share knowledge and build on their financial skills.
Guides to get you there
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