Commonwealth Bank of Australia

416 results about this entity

Period: 11 Oct 2004 - 14 May 2024

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CBA-backed Payble adds Elise Fairbairn to board

Payble, the flexible billing platform that improves customer satisfaction, is delighted to welcome Elise Fairbairn to its board of directors.

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Commonwealth Bank appoints new executive general manager for corporate affairs

CBA’s Group Executive Monique Macleod has announced the appointment of Kylie Smith as the Executive General Manager Corporate Affairs, commencing 7 March.

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CBA teams up with Harvard University researchers to help customers better manage their home loans

Commonwealth Bank today announced the launch of a smart new feature in the CommBank app that makes it simple and easy for customers to align their home loan repayments with the date and frequency of their regular incoming salary payments.

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Australia's big four banks double down on investment in smart receipt fintech Slyp

Australia's Slyp has experienced a significant show of confidence from the country's big four banks, who have joined a further $25 million funding round in the digital receipt startup.

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CBA buys stake in A2A payments platform Paypa Plane; x15 ventures invests in OwnHome

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is to acquire a 20% stake in local fintech Paypa Plane as it prepares for the roll-out of real-time A2A direct debit payments under the country's New Payments Platform (NPP).

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Union takes CBA to court over $45m worth of untaken tea breaks

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is being taken to court by a union over its alleged failure to give thousands of retail banking employees millions of dollars worth of tea breaks.

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RBA reports back on CBDC/DLT loan syndication project

A collaborative research project into the use of distributed ledger technology in CBDC loan syndication conducted by the Reserve Bank of Australia in association with Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank, Perpetual and ConsenSys Software has demonstrated the potential for significant efficiency gains for businerss customers and market participants.

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CBA uses digital nudges to boost economic recovery

Commonwealth Bank has today released new research that highlights how an innovative digital banking feature has helped give NSW businesses a much-needed boost, with $4.9 million of additional spending being injected into the economy in June 2021.

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CBA to absorb correspondent banking fees on customer FX transfers

Commonwealth Bank has announced it will absorb correspondent bank fees on all offered currencies for foreign exchange (FX) transfers in a move that is set to save customers millions of dollars every year.

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CBA to offer discounted loan rate to green agribusinesses

In a first for the Australian agriculture industry, Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has today announced a pilot that will provide funding at discounted rates to support agribusiness customers invest in environmental initiatives on their properties.

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CommBank's x15ventures launches AI-based shopping platform for Gen Z

Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s (CBA) venture-scaling entity, x15ventures, has launched its newest venture, Cheddar, a brand and deal discovery app that rewards Gen Z and millennial Australians for shopping with popular brands

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CommBank leads $100 million Series E in H20.ai

Cloud-based artificial intelligence platform H20.ai has closed $100 million in Series E growth funding led by Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

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CommBank pilots crypto service for customers with Gemini and Chainalysis

Commonwealth Bank (CBA) is to become Australia’s first bank to offer customers the ability to buy, sell and hold crypto assets, directly through their banking app.

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CBA and CSIRO to develop climate change roadmap for finance

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and CBA have launched a joint initiative to examine the potential impacts of climate change to the finance sector.

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CBA takes 20% stake in gift card startup Karta

Commonwealth Bank has announced a new strategic partnership with gift card disrupter Karta to revolutionise the gifting experience for consumers and businesses.

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CBA trial demonstrates the use of digital nudges to improve financial wellbeing

Research from CommBank demonstrates how the application of well-timed and targeted 'digital nudges' can significantly improve customer financial outcomes.

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CommBank rolls out new Point-of-Sale terminals; Square-alike card reader next up

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is replacing its suite of Android-based Albert POS terminals with a new 'Smart' platform developed in concert with Verifone.

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CBA backs digital platform launched to support domestic and family violence victim-survivors

Commonwealth Bank (CBA), in partnership with not for profit Thriving Communities Partnership (TCP) and participating industry and community organisations, are proud to announce the launch of the One Stop One Story (OSOS) Hub Pilot Program – a platform aimed at easing the burdens faced by those people experiencing vulnerability, such as those impacted by family and domestic violence.

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Eftpos signs up banks, fintechs and merchants for eQR roll out

Eftpos Australia has signed up Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank, Coles, Woolworths, Azupay, Beem It and Merchant Warrior to support the rollout of its new QR payments platform, eQR.

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CBA invests $15 million in ESG commodities marketplace Xpansiv

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and Xpansiv Ltd., the global marketplace for ESG commodities, have entered a Strategic Relationship Agreement to build trading infrastructure and grow Australia’s voluntary carbon market.