Westpac

308 results about this entity

Period: 26 Nov 2004 - 23 Jul 2025

NAB services knocked out

The latest in a long line of computer problems to hit Australian banks has left NAB customers unable to use ATMs and point-of-sale terminals or access their account online or over the phone.

Westpac wields the axe

Australia's Westpac is set to axe 400 positions and offshore another 150 roles in the latest round of job cuts at the bank.

Westpac names former RBS/Lloyds tech head as CIO

Westpac has promoted Clive Whincup to CIO, replacing outgoing chief Bob McKinnon.

Westpac devolves CIO role under divisional shake-up

Australia's Westpac has scrapped the full-time executive role of technology chief Bob McKinnon under a major restructuring which creates two new business divisions.

Westpac cuts 188 IT jobs

Australian bank Westpac is axing 188 jobs in its IT department as part of a cost-reduction programme that will see it outsource more functions.

Cyber-crooks take control of Bank of Melbourne Twitter account

Bank of Melbourne's Twitter account has been taken over and used to send out direct messages designed to acquire personal information.

WestPac resurrects Bank of Melbourne; hit by another IT glitch

WestPac has resurrected the Bank of Melbourne brand, opening 40 branches and more than 100 ATMs across the state of Victoria.

Online banking problems mount for Oz banks as CBA's NetBank breaks down

The rash of online banking failures in Australia continues, as Commonwealth Bank of Australia struggles to remedy a technical error that has locked customers out of its NetBank site.

Banks urged to tap Twitter for fraud alerts

With phishing attacks corroding trust in e-mail, banks should use Twitter to help alert customers to fraud threats, says security outfit IronKey.

Aussie tech banking curse strikes Westpac

Australia's Westpac has been forced to apologise to customers after an air-conditioning fault at a data centre hit the bank's online service and shut down ATM and Eftpos facilities across the country.

CBA kicks off augmented reality press campaign; Westpac launches app for 'impulsive savers'

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has launched an 'augmented reality' press campaign to promote its mobile banking services.

NAB taps social media to 'break up' with rivals

National Australian Bank (NAB) has tapped Twitter, Facebook and Youtube to launch an extraordinary attack on its rivals, "breaking up" with them over home-loan interest rates.