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Frollo urges collaboration to improve Australia's Open Banking data quality
Fintech

Frollo urges collaboration to improve Australia's Open Banking data quality

Frollo, Australia's Open Banking service provider, urges a collaborative strategy to enhance the data quality in the nation's Consumer Data Right framework, supporting superior financial outcomes.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Apr 2024
Remote work risks hampering career development, warns Aussie expert
Westpac

Remote work risks hampering career development, warns Aussie expert

Australian career strategist, Jacob Galea, warns of risks to professional development spurred by the global shift to remote work, including hindered career growth.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Apr 2024
Amazon Bedrock AI service officially launches in Sydney
Storage

Amazon Bedrock AI service officially launches in Sydney

Amazon's Bedrock AI service extends its reach to Sydney, offering Australian users advanced options for data handling and storage.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Apr 2024
FinTech Australia & major banks ignite innovation with reverse pitch event
Unified Communications

FinTech Australia & major banks ignite innovation with reverse pitch event

FinTech Australia, backed by Investment NSW, partners with major banks ANZ, Westpac and tech firm 1835i for a reverse pitch event on 21 February 2024, inviting fintechs to solve local banking issues.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 31st Jan 2024
Summer camp tackles Australia's tech skills shortage
Encryption

Summer camp tackles Australia's tech skills shortage

In a bid to bridge Australia's tech worker shortage, 160 students will participate in Grok Academy's summer computer science camp in Sydney and Melbourne.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Jan 2024
More Australians turning to mobile banking, Westpac leading the way
EduTech

More Australians turning to mobile banking, Westpac leading the way

More Aussies use mobile banking with Westpac's app hailed as top-notch in Forrester's review, a first time feat.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Nov 2023
Westpac enters strategic partnership with Microsoft
Public Cloud

Westpac enters strategic partnership with Microsoft

The partnership includes increased investment in Microsoft's cloud computing service, Azure, which will help to modernise Westpac.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 11th Feb 2022
FrankieOne to build Westpac's BaaS identity infrastructure
Fintech

FrankieOne to build Westpac's BaaS identity infrastructure

Melbourne-based FrankieOne will build Westpac's identity infrastructure for its new BaaS platform, set to launch in mid-2021.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Mar 2021

Global Stories

Westpac stories

AI platform Rich Data Co raises $28 million in Series B funding
Westpac

AI platform Rich Data Co raises $28 million in Series B funding

AI decisioning platform, Rich Data Co, successfully raises $28 million in Series B funding, led by Westpac and nCino.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Nov 2023
Sydney firm Atomic.io shines in inaugural 2023 TMW 100 martech list
Customer Experience

Sydney firm Atomic.io shines in inaugural 2023 TMW 100 martech list

Sydney-based martech firm Atomic.io secures No. 2 spot for Innovation in Web/Mobile Platforms in the inaugural TMW 100 list.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Nov 2023
Apple launch new contactless payment method in Australia
Marketing Technologies

Apple launch new contactless payment method in Australia

Apple has launched Tap to Pay in Australia, empowering local businesses of any size to accept in-person contactless payments on iPhone.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 18th May 2023
PALO IT appoints Xavier Rizos as Global Chief Strategy & Impact Officer
Clean technologies

PALO IT appoints Xavier Rizos as Global Chief Strategy & Impact Officer

PALO IT has appointed Xavier Rizos as its new Global Chief Strategy & Impact Officer to leverage tech as a force for good.

By Tom Raynel • 2 min read • Fri, 14th Apr 2023
Mobiquity appoints Evans as Head of Financial Services
Westpac

Mobiquity appoints Evans as Head of Financial Services

Mobiquity hires four senior executives to its APAC team to support the delivery of digital services to its growing clients in the financial sector.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Fri, 25th Nov 2022
Envestnet Yodlee appoints Dr John Harrison as Head of Open Banking for Australia & New Zealand
Westpac

Envestnet Yodlee appoints Dr John Harrison as Head of Open Banking for Australia & New Zealand

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.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 7th Oct 2022
Why the Government should encourage contact centres to call Australia home
Customer Relationship Management

Why the Government should encourage contact centres to call Australia home

Locally based contact centres are good for the country and better for business, writes MaxContact director of operations for Australia Daniel Harding.

By Daniel Harding • 4 min read • Fri, 7th May 2021
Westpac, Foxtel, and Chartered Accountants ANZ scoop Adobe awards
Marketing Technologies

Westpac, Foxtel, and Chartered Accountants ANZ scoop Adobe awards

Adobe announced its global winners this week, with three of the total 14 gongs worldwide being awarded to companies in Australia and New Zealand.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 29th Jun 2020

Stories from Other Regions

Westpac stories

Inland Revenue to stop accepting cheques
Westpac

Inland Revenue to stop accepting cheques

The news comes following similar moves by the Accident Compensation Corporation, Kiwibank and New Zealand Post.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Feb 2020