Commonwealth Bank of Australia

416 results about this entity

Period: 11 Oct 2004 - 14 May 2024

Commonwealth Bank steps up Web banking security

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is introducing new security measures for its 2.3 million Web banking customers aimed at preventing account hacking and ID fraud.

Woolworths to expand Australian financial services business

Australian retailer Woolworths Limited has applied for a special credit card licence with bank regulators in the country and plans to begin issuing its own branded cards from 2007, undermining an exclusive joint venture banking project established with Commonwealth Bank.

Bob McKinnon quits Commonwealth Bank

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) says Bob McKinnon, its group executive for technology services, is leaving the firm at the end of the year.

Peter Klein to head new Saxo London office

Danish online investment bank Saxo has recruited Peter Klein, former head of Commonwealth Bank of Australia's e-FX sales division in Europe, to head its new office in London.

Commonwealth Bank selects Wachovia trade finance technology

Australia's Commonwealth Bank has contracted with US-based Wachovia Bank for the provision of trade finance technology and services.

IBM wins A$50 million slice of Fiserv cheque deal

IBM has won a A$50 million contract to provide IT services in support of Fiserv's A$600 million cheque processing venture with three of Australia's four largest banks.

Commonwealth Bank extends TNZ voice and call services contract

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has signed a new three year contract with Telecom New Zealand (TNZ) for the provision of voice and contact centre services. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Commonwealth Bank mulls additional security for Internet banking

Commonwealth Bank of Australia will begin reviewing security technology from a number of potential suppliers in the next four months under plans to introduce two-factor authentication services to its Internet banking customers.

Commonwealth Bank to market mortgages via interactive TV

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is launching an interactive digital televesion advertisement that enables viewers to access home loan information and contact lenders at the touch of a remote.

Commonwealth Bank delays Netbank2 launch

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has put back the launch date for an upgraded version of its NetBank Internet banking system until June, after being deluged with complaints by pilot users.

CBA eyeing Indian banking IT

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has had preliminary discussions with the Reserve Bank of India about acquiring a stake in a local bank and tapping into the booming Indian economy and skilled IT workforce.

Online betting firm lodges counter-claim in $17 million CBA embezzlement case

Online gambling firm International All Sports is blaming sloppy controls and mismanagement at Commonwealth Bank of Australia for a $19 million loss racked up by one of its branch managers.

Fiserv wins $600m cheque processing contract with Australian banks

National Australia Bank (NAB), Westpac and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia have confirmed that Fiserv has won a 12 year contract, worth A$600m, to supply the three banks with cheque processing services.

Fiserv negotiates cheque processing deal with Australian banks

Fiserv is negotiating with three of Australia's largest banks - Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank and Westpac Banking Corporation - to manage the operations of the banks' proposed Vipro Pty Ltd. cheque processing joint venture.

Indonesia's PTBC implements Thaler wealth system

PT Bank Commonwealth (PTBC) of Indonesia has successfully implemented Callatay & Wouters' Thaler banking system for wealth management.

Cable & Wireless adds new banks to real-time nostro service

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank and Standard Bank, South Africa, have all agreed to become providers to the Cable & Wireless Real-Time Nostro (RTN) service.