Westpac stories - Page 2
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Why the Government should encourage contact centres to call Australia home
Fri, 7th May 2021
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martech
Locally based contact centres are good for the country and better for business, writes MaxContact director of operations for Australia Daniel Harding.
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FrankieOne to build Westpac's BaaS identity infrastructure
Tue, 30th Mar 2021
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fintechs
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westpac
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identity
Melbourne-based FrankieOne will build Westpac's identity infrastructure for its new BaaS platform, set to launch in mid-2021.
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Westpac, Foxtel, and Chartered Accountants ANZ scoop Adobe awards
Mon, 29th Jun 2020
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martech
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partner programmes
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adobe
Adobe announced its global winners this week, with three of the total 14 gongs worldwide being awarded to companies in Australia and New Zealand.
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Inland Revenue to stop accepting cheques
Wed, 26th Feb 2020
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westpac
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kiwibank
The news comes following similar moves by the Accident Compensation Corporation, Kiwibank and New Zealand Post.
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Small businesses unprepared for the latest wave of scams - Westpac
Wed, 14th Aug 2019
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email security
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cybersecurity
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smb
A report found small businesses are paying a hefty price to scammers; on average losing $38,845 and recovering much less than half.
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Auckland AI startup set for success in New York
Mon, 1st Jul 2019
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martech
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commerce systems
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supply chain systems
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.
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Westpac NZ collaborates with local AI startup
Tue, 28th May 2019
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ai
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westpac
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banking industry
Auckland-based AI firm Aider is partnering with Westpac NZ to offer conversational digital assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises.
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Kiwis concerned about being scammed – survey
Mon, 12th Nov 2018
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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
This unease is warranted given the growing sophistication of scammers and their activities, and numbers of attempted fraud.
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Exclusive: Westpac reveals how they embraced digital transformation
Tue, 28th Aug 2018
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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martech
Westpac senior manager discusses digital transformation, machine learning, Big Data, data privacy, and the challenges of embracing digitalisation.
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New solution helps small businesses get paid anywhere, anytime
Sat, 28th Jul 2018
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commerce systems
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martech
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payment technologies
A common gripe among start-ups and small businesses is the issue of payment, and this new solution from Westpac hopes to resolve that.
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Younger, female or Māori business leaders most optimistic – Westpac
Wed, 23rd May 2018
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smb
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nexus research group
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westpac
A Westpac NZ survey finds that younger, female, and Māori business leaders are the most optimistic about the future, despite broader economic challenges.
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Westpac, ANZ and ASB ditch outdated ATM fees
Tue, 20th Feb 2018
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nz
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westpac
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atms
Westpac, ANZ, and ASB have announced the scrapping of outdated ATM fees, responding to customer feedback and absorbing transaction costs.
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IT salaries on the rise, gender pay gap getting smaller
Tue, 30th Jan 2018
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dei
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transpower
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air new zealand
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.
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Auckland's Paymark sold to French company for $190 million
Thu, 18th Jan 2018
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eftpos
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paymark
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westpac
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.
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Interview: zipMoney on disrupting the consumer credit market & that $40m Westpac investment
Thu, 30th Nov 2017
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uc
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martech
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commerce systems
They knew that Australian consumers were unhappy with credit cards and other debt facilities - especially millennials.
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Fraud detection, machine learning & real-time payments - Westpac NZ's IT transformation
Fri, 27th Oct 2017
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digital transformation
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devops
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apm
Westpac NZ partners with ACI to adopt real-time payments and fraud prevention solutions in a wide-ranging IT transformation.
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The world's most sustainable bank named - and it's Aussie
Tue, 12th Sep 2017
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cleantech
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dei
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sustainability
Westpac ranked world's most sustainable bank for 4th consecutive year, achieving a DJSI score of 94%. #Sustainability #Banking.
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Westpac introduces Waikato-Tainui language option to ATMs nationwide
Mon, 11th Sep 2017
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westpac
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te reo māori
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atms
Westpac introduces te reo Waikato to its ATMs, making it the first bank to offer a language distinct to one iwi.
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LinkedIn reveals Australia’s most powerful CEO profiles
Mon, 4th Sep 2017
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uc
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telco
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westpac
LinkedIn announces its 2017 Power Profiles list for Australia, featuring the most viewed professionals in various categories.
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ANZ and Westpac announce blockchain trial with IBM and Westfield operator
Tue, 11th Jul 2017
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document management
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ecm
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blockchain
The trial uses distributed ledger technology to digitise the bank guarantee process used for commercial property leasing.