Westpac

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Period: 26 Nov 2004 - 02 May 2024

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Australian banks line up in support of cyber-skills schooling

The Australian Computing Academy (ACA), a University of Sydney centre, today announced the launch of the Schools Cyber Security Challenges (Cyber Challenges), a $1.35 million national program which will see cyber security taught to Years 7-10 students for the first time in Australia.

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Artificial intelligence company Daisee wins Westpac Innovation Challenge

Westpac Group has announced Richard Kimber, CEO and Founder of artificial intelligence company Daisee, as the winner of the fifth annual Westpac Innovation Challenge.

CBA misses out as ANZ and Citi land plum NSW Government contracts

CBA misses out as ANZ and Citi land plum NSW Government contracts

Australia's New South Wales Government has carved up its transactional banking contract with Westpac, in the process handing out plum assignments for ANZ and Citi.

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Westpac names finalists for RegTech chalenge

Westpac has today announced the five finalists for its 2018 Innovation Challenge, an initiative that gives start-ups and entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their business ideas for a chance to win $40K.

Westpac bets the bank on cloud computing

Westpac bets the bank on cloud computing

Australia's Westpac is expecting big returns from a $500 million investment in a new cloud computing hub, despite posting flat profits for the full-year 2018.

Westpac launches regtech challenge for startups

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Westpac launches regtech challenge for startups

Australian bank Westpac is offering up a $40,000 prize for the winner of a regtech-themed challenge for startups.

NAB and Westpac invest in smart receipt startup Slyp

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NAB and Westpac invest in smart receipt startup Slyp

Australian smart receipt startup Slyp has raised $2 million in a seed funding round led by NAB Ventures with support from Westpac’s venture capital arm, Reinventure.

Westpac rolls out designer wearables

Westpac rolls out designer wearables

Westpac is rolling out a new designer range of wearable payment accessories, including an iron or sew-on patch and safety pin that can be hidden on clothing.

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CBA's Angela Clark appointed CEO of bank-backed payments app Beem It

Beem It, Australia’s first fintech venture founded collaboratively by leading Australian banks has appointed CBA executive and innovation leader, Ms Angela Clark to the role of CEO.

Westpac rolls out mobile cheque deposit

Cheques are often considered a thing of the past, but now a new feature from Westpac is taking cheques forward into the digital age.

Westpac says hey to Siri

In an Australian banking first, Westpac customers will soon be able to make payments using voice technology.

Australia's Big Four roll out real-time payments with Osko

Australia's Big Four roll out real-time payments with Osko

Australia's New Payments Platform is expecting a surge in transactions as the country's Big Four banks roll out Osko, an overlay service which enables account-to-account real-time payments via e-mail and mobile phone numbers.

Westpac CIO Curran to retire; Citi's Craig Bright to take over the reins

Westpac Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Brian Hartzer, today announced that Westpac Group Chief Information Officer (CIO), Dave Curran, has decided to retire from Westpac at the end of January 2019.

Icici and Westpac team up for student remittances

ICICI Bank, India’s largest private sector bank by consolidated assets, today announced its partnership with ‘Westpac Banking Corporation’ (Westpac), one of the top banks in Australia, to offer Indian students a completely online payment solution through its ‘Money2World’ (M2W) platform for outward remittances.

Westpac steps up cloud strategy

Westpac steps up cloud strategy

Westpac has begun the migration of data to a new offsite private cloud environment operated by IBM in two data centres in Australia as part of a strategy to save money on data storage and stay at the forefront of new technologies.

Bank-backed Oz P2P payments app Beem It launches

Bank-backed Oz P2P payments app Beem It launches

Beem It, a person-to-person mobile payments app backed by Commonwealth Bank, National Bank of Australia and Westpac, has launched.

Westpac extends Banking Skill to Amazon Echo Spot

Westpac has today announced its customers can now access the Westpac Banking Skill offered via Amazon Alexa on Echo Spot, Amazon’s latest voice-enabled and touchscreen device.

Australian fintech firms call for competition watchdog to police open banking roll-out

Australian fintech firms call for competition watchdog to police open banking roll-out

Australian fintech companies have called on the the Government to hold the line on the introduction of open banking reforms in the face of a hostile push-back from some of the countries top banks.

Westpac and CommBank hit back at Aus Open Banking plans

Westpac and CommBank hit back at Aus Open Banking plans

Australia's big banks have begun a rearguard action to stave of the introduction of a new Open Banking regime, calling for an extended deadline as high costs and security issues take their toll.

Aussie real-time payments platform goes live

Aussie real-time payments platform goes live

Australia's real-time payments platform goes live today, with customers of three of the country's big four banks able to transfer funds in seconds.

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