Westpac stories - Page 2
Westpac's former CISO joins CyberCX NZ as Executive Director for Strategy & Risk
Wed, 11th Oct 2023
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Former CISO for Westpac and Acting Assistant Director of Cybersecurity at NCSC, Dan Richardson joins CyberCX in NZ as Exec Director for Strategy and Risk.
Apple launch new contactless payment method in Australia
Thu, 18th May 2023
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Apple has launched Tap to Pay in Australia, empowering local businesses of any size to accept in-person contactless payments on iPhone.
PALO IT appoints Xavier Rizos as Global Chief Strategy & Impact Officer
Fri, 14th Apr 2023
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PALO IT has appointed Xavier Rizos as its new Global Chief Strategy & Impact Officer to leverage tech as a force for good.
Mobiquity appoints Evans as Head of Financial Services
Fri, 25th Nov 2022
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Mobiquity hires four senior executives to its APAC team to support the delivery of digital services to its growing clients in the financial sector.
Envestnet Yodlee appoints Dr John Harrison as Head of Open Banking for Australia & New Zealand
Fri, 7th Oct 2022
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Dr John Harrison appointed as Head of Open Banking for Australia and New Zealand at Envestnet Yodlee to lead open banking strategy in the region.
Westpac enters strategic partnership with Microsoft
Fri, 11th Feb 2022
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The partnership includes increased investment in Microsoft’s cloud computing service, Azure, which will help to modernise Westpac.
Why the Government should encourage contact centres to call Australia home
Fri, 7th May 2021
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Locally based contact centres are good for the country and better for business, writes MaxContact director of operations for Australia Daniel Harding.
FrankieOne to build Westpac's BaaS identity infrastructure
Tue, 30th Mar 2021
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Melbourne-based FrankieOne will build Westpac's identity infrastructure for its new BaaS platform, set to launch in mid-2021.
Westpac, Foxtel, and Chartered Accountants ANZ scoop Adobe awards
Mon, 29th Jun 2020
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Adobe announced its global winners this week, with three of the total 14 gongs worldwide being awarded to companies in Australia and New Zealand.
Inland Revenue to stop accepting cheques
Wed, 26th Feb 2020
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The news comes following similar moves by the Accident Compensation Corporation, Kiwibank and New Zealand Post.
Small businesses unprepared for the latest wave of scams - Westpac
Wed, 14th Aug 2019
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A report found small businesses are paying a hefty price to scammers; on average losing $38,845 and recovering much less than half.
Auckland AI startup set for success in New York
Mon, 1st Jul 2019
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Auckland-based AI software company Aider will make New York its home over the next six months, after winning a spot in the Mastercard Start Path programme.
Westpac NZ collaborates with local AI startup
Tue, 28th May 2019
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Auckland-based AI firm Aider is partnering with Westpac NZ to offer conversational digital assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Kiwis concerned about being scammed – survey
Mon, 12th Nov 2018
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This unease is warranted given the growing sophistication of scammers and their activities, and numbers of attempted fraud.
Exclusive: Westpac reveals how they embraced digital transformation
Tue, 28th Aug 2018
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Westpac senior manager discusses digital transformation, machine learning, Big Data, data privacy, and the challenges of embracing digitalisation.
New solution helps small businesses get paid anywhere, anytime
Sat, 28th Jul 2018
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A common gripe among start-ups and small businesses is the issue of payment, and this new solution from Westpac hopes to resolve that.
Younger, female or Māori business leaders most optimistic – Westpac
Wed, 23rd May 2018
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A Westpac NZ survey finds that younger, female, and Māori business leaders are the most optimistic about the future, despite broader economic challenges.
Westpac, ANZ and ASB ditch outdated ATM fees
Tue, 20th Feb 2018
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Westpac, ANZ, and ASB have announced the scrapping of outdated ATM fees, responding to customer feedback and absorbing transaction costs.
IT salaries on the rise, gender pay gap getting smaller
Tue, 30th Jan 2018
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New Zealand sees a 10% rise in IT salaries to NZD $90,000, while the gender pay gap narrows to 4.5%, down from 7.2% in 2015.
Auckland's Paymark sold to French company for $190 million
Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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Auckland's Paymark, which processes a significant share of NZ's debit and credit card transactions, sold to France's Ingenico Group for NZD $190 million.