Commonwealth Bank of Australia - News, Articles & Research

CBA hires gaming team to gamify kids money app Kit

Kit, the kids’ money app built by Commonwealth Bank, has moved into gamified learning, helping young people build financial capability through bite-sized education and experiences.

03 October 2023

News/wholesale

CBA to buy invoice lending fintech Waddle

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has entered an agreement to acquire cloud-based invoice lending platform Waddle.

07 September 2023

Company announcement/payments

CBA brings contactless transit payments to Victorians

Victorian commuters are set to enjoy a next generation ticketing system facilitated by the Commonwealth Bank.

22 August 2023

News/payments

CBA pilots police referral service for serial abusers

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is launching a police referral pilot for reporting people who use transaction description fields in payments to send abusive messages.

08 August 2023

Company announcement/retail

CommSec ships international share trading platform

CommSec is making it easier for more Australians to start their investing journey with the launch of a range of new features, including a new online international share trading platform offering a fast account set-up experience, easy access to 13 equities markets and brokerage rates from USD$5.

31 July 2023

Company announcement/retail

CBS releases online application for home loan refinancing

Commonwealth Bank has today announced an optimised digital functionality to make it easier and quicker for customers to refinance their home loan online.

31 July 2023

Company announcement/sustainable

CommBank introduces green buildings tool for commercial real estate

Commonwealth Bank and Netherlands-based company CFP Green Buildings have worked together to help commercial property customers identify and implement meaningful, strategic actions to improve the environmental outcomes of their building operations through a new Green Buildings Tool.

31 July 2023

Company announcement/sustainable

CommBank’s x15ventures seeks startups working towards net-zero future

The Commonwealth Bank’s venture-scaling arm, x15ventures, today announces the opening of applications for Xccelerate, its annual accelerated investment program for early-stage startups seeking to explore pathways to corporate partnership.

18 July 2023

News/sustainable

CBA invests in climate investment house Wollemi Capital

Climate investment firm Wollemi Capital, founded by former Macquarie Capital chief Tim Bishop, has raised $220 million and attracted Commonwealth Bank as a strategic investor and partner.

10 July 2023

Company announcement/retail

CBA to keep all regional Australian branches open until 2026

Commonwealth Bank is maintaining banking services and employment in regional Australia by keeping all CBA regional branches open until at least the end of 2026, a three year extension on its current commitment.

07 July 2023

Company announcement/security

CBA targets scams with new holds, declines and limits on payments to cryptocurrency exchanges

Commonwealth Bank has today introduced new measures to help protect customers from scam risks associated with making certain payments to cryptocurrency exchanges.

08 June 2023

Company announcement/payments

Commbank waives transaction fees for cross-border money transfers

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is removing transaction fees for Australian retail and business banking customers transacting International Money Transfers (IMTs) using one of the bank’s digital platforms.

06 June 2023