SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014 Segment	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments			2
Segment data [Abstract]
Interest income	$ 12,063	$ 9,718	$ 23,225	$ 19,348
Interest expense	544	813	1,193	1,646
Net interest income (expense)	11,519	8,905	22,032	17,702
Provision (recovery) for loan losses	300	(300)	300	(300)
Non-interest income	13,063	15,095	26,650	28,505
Non-interest expense	19,743	20,585	38,804	38,663
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)	4,539	3,715	9,578	7,844
Income tax expense (benefit)	395	568	1,432	1,572
Net income (loss)	4,144	3,147	8,146	6,272
Inter-segment revenue (expense)	0	0	0	0
Total assets	1,890,557	1,740,299	1,890,557	1,740,299	1,691,989
Total deposits	1,495,160	1,557,220	1,495,160	1,557,220	1,315,283
Gross profit data of MPS [Abstract]
Interest income	12,063	9,718	23,225	19,348
Interest expense	544	813	1,193	1,646
Net interest income	11,519	8,905	22,032	17,702
Provision (recovery) for loan losses	300	(300)	300	(300)
Non-interest income	13,063	15,095	26,650	28,505
Card processing expense	3,573	4,978	7,818	8,663
Other non-interest expense	2,319	2,798	4,196	5,383
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)	4,539	3,715	9,578	7,844
Income tax expense (benefit)	395	568	1,432	1,572
Net income (loss)	4,144	3,147	8,146	6,272
Retail Banking [Member]
Segment data [Abstract]
Interest income	7,797	5,962	15,259	12,018
Interest expense	402	667	911	1,339
Net interest income (expense)	7,395	5,295	14,348	10,679
Provision (recovery) for loan losses	300	(300)	300	(300)
Non-interest income	1,058	1,184	1,808	3,100
Non-interest expense	5,622	5,543	10,454	10,367
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)	2,531	1,236	5,402	3,712
Income tax expense (benefit)	220	204	836	848
Net income (loss)	2,311	1,032	4,566	2,864
Inter-segment revenue (expense)	3,410	2,996	6,626	5,918
Total assets	459,500	253,077	459,500	253,077
Total deposits	210,032	204,937	210,032	204,937
Gross profit data of MPS [Abstract]
Interest income	7,797	5,962	15,259	12,018
Interest expense	402	667	911	1,339
Provision (recovery) for loan losses	300	(300)	300	(300)
Non-interest income	1,058	1,184	1,808	3,100
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)	2,531	1,236	5,402	3,712
Income tax expense (benefit)	220	204	836	848
Net income (loss)	2,311	1,032	4,566	2,864
Meta Payment Systems [Member]
Segment data [Abstract]
Interest income	4,266	3,756	7,966	7,330
Interest expense	31	30	57	68
Net interest income (expense)	4,235	3,726	7,909	7,262
Provision (recovery) for loan losses	0	0	0	0
Non-interest income	12,005	13,911	24,842	25,405
Non-interest expense	13,988	14,770	27,715	27,759
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)	2,252	2,867	5,036	4,908
Income tax expense (benefit)	266	508	905	1,013
Net income (loss)	1,986	2,359	4,131	3,895
Inter-segment revenue (expense)	(3,410)	(2,996)	(6,626)	(5,918)
Total assets	1,427,772	1,484,927	1,427,772	1,484,927
Total deposits	1,292,438	1,353,538	1,292,438	1,353,538
Gross profit data of MPS [Abstract]
Interest income	4,266	3,756	7,966	7,330
Interest expense	31	30	57	68
Net interest income	4,235	3,726	7,909	7,262
Provision (recovery) for loan losses	0	0	0	0
Non-interest income	12,005	13,911	24,842	25,405
Card processing expense	3,563	4,963	7,800	8,643
Gross Profit	12,677	12,674	24,951	24,024
Other non-interest expense	10,425	9,807	19,915	19,116
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)	2,252	2,867	5,036	4,908
Income tax expense (benefit)	266	508	905	1,013
Net income (loss)	1,986	2,359	4,131	3,895
All Others [Member]
Segment data [Abstract]
Interest income	0	0	0	0
Interest expense	111	116	225	239
Net interest income (expense)	(111)	(116)	(225)	(239)
Provision (recovery) for loan losses	0	0	0	0
Non-interest income	0	0	0	0
Non-interest expense	133	272	635	537
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)	(244)	(388)	(860)	(776)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(91)	(144)	(309)	(289)
Net income (loss)	(153)	(244)	(551)	(487)
Inter-segment revenue (expense)	0	0	0	0
Total assets	3,285	2,295	3,285	2,295
Total deposits	(7,310)	(1,255)	(7,310)	(1,255)
Gross profit data of MPS [Abstract]
Interest income	0	0	0	0
Interest expense	111	116	225	239
Provision (recovery) for loan losses	0	0	0	0
Non-interest income	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit)	(244)	(388)	(860)	(776)
Income tax expense (benefit)	(91)	(144)	(309)	(289)
Net income (loss)	$ (153)	$ (244)	$ (551)	$ (487)