Commonwealth Bank of Australia

416 results about this entity

Period: 11 Oct 2004 - 14 May 2024

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CommBank’s x15ventures seeks startups working towards net-zero future

The Commonwealth Bank’s venture-scaling arm, x15ventures, today announces the opening of applications for Xccelerate, its annual accelerated investment program for early-stage startups seeking to explore pathways to corporate partnership.

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CBA invests in climate investment house Wollemi Capital

Climate investment firm Wollemi Capital, founded by former Macquarie Capital chief Tim Bishop, has raised $220 million and attracted Commonwealth Bank as a strategic investor and partner.

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CBA to keep all regional Australian branches open until 2026

Commonwealth Bank is maintaining banking services and employment in regional Australia by keeping all CBA regional branches open until at least the end of 2026, a three year extension on its current commitment.

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CBA targets scams with new holds, declines and limits on payments to cryptocurrency exchanges

Commonwealth Bank has today introduced new measures to help protect customers from scam risks associated with making certain payments to cryptocurrency exchanges.

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Commbank waives transaction fees for cross-border money transfers

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is removing transaction fees for Australian retail and business banking customers transacting International Money Transfers (IMTs) using one of the bank’s digital platforms.

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CBA to offer NameCheck anti-scam tech to business customers

Commonwealth Bank plans to offer its industry-leading NameCheck anti-scams technology to government organisations and other financial service companies that process payments in Australia as part of a broader national approach to combat scams and fraud amongst the Australian community.

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CBA refreshes mobile app

Commonwealth Bank has today announced a series of innovations and technological advances designed to strengthen and deepen the customer experience as increasing numbers of customers switch to digital banking.

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CBA launches Sustainability Action Tool for businesses

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has launched a Sustainability Action Tool to provide insights into actions businesses can take to reduce their environmental impacts and lower costs.

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CBA opens new tech hub in Perth

The Commonwealth Bank Group has unveiled its latest technology hub in Perth, as part of its broader strategy to contribute to Australia’s digital economy and support a diverse pipeline of technology talent.

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CBA opens latest tech hub in Perth

The Commonwealth Bank Group has unveiled its latest technology hub in Perth, as part of its broader strategy to contribute to Australia’s digital economy and support a diverse pipeline of technology talent.

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CBA expands green financing

Commonwealth Bank is expanding its range of green financing to support home loan and personal loan customers to enhance the energy efficiency of their homes, and purchase electric and hybrid vehicles.

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CBA and Telstra test APP fraud detector

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is working on a scam busting joint venture with local telco Telstra that could save customers up to $20 million in annual authorised push payment fraud.

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CBA significantly expands technology graduate intake

Commonwealth Bank is significantly expanding its technology graduate intake and hiring 219 new technology graduates in 2023 – a 284 per cent increase compared to its 2020 intake.

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CBA using productivity app to spy on staff

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has come under fire for using an app that tracks workers' downtime, ordering 'non-productive' workers to apply for a leave of absence.

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ANZ to trial offline CBDC payments via smart cards

ANZ is partnering with two universities to trial offline CBDC payments via smart cards that can be loaded with funds and used like physical cash.

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Australian banks and fintechs to test use cases for CBDC

The Reserve Bank of Australia is kicking of 14 pilot projects to investigate potential use cases for a central bank digital currency.

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CBA extends daily process window for inward international payments to 24-hours

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has achieved a further milestone supporting Swift’s Global Payments Innovation (GPI) initiative, with the launch of extended daily Australian dollar clearing and settlement processing for inward international payments.

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Commonwealth Bank adds anti-scam features to app

Commonwealth Bank today announced enhancements to its scam prevention, detection and customer support strategy with additional technology initiatives including industry-first NameCheck technology for money transfers and new caller verification via the CommBank app.

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CommBank opens Brisbane tech hub

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has opened a technology hub in Brisbane to house around 100 engineers, cyber specialists and data scientists.

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CBA and PAYDOCK launch white label e-commerce solution

PAYDOCK, the payments orchestration platform, has partnered with major Australian banking group The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) to launch PowerBoard, a uniquely simple solution for a merchant’s technology integrations, payments, and fraud prevention needs.