Westpac

308 results about this entity

Period: 26 Nov 2004 - 23 Jul 2025

/retail

Westpac and nCino lead $28 million round in Rich Data Co

Westpac and nCino have led a $28 million funding round in Rich Data Co, an Australian AI decisioning platform for bank business lending.

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Australian banks roll out raft of scam protection measures

The Australian banking industry is ushering in a raft of reforms to keep customers safe from scammers, including a $100 million investment to build a new Confirmation of Payee system.

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Westpac to acquire health payments provider HealthPoint

Westpac has entered into an agreement to acquire electronic health claims processing business, HealthPoint.

/startups

Westpac NZ invests in open finance outfit Akahu

Westpac NZ's venture capital fund has led a $1.4 million investment round in Kiwi open finance startup Akahu.

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Westpac launches cloud merchant terminal app to support retail and hospitality businesses

Westpac today launched its first third party Android terminal app, Presto, as part of new cloud-based integrated payments solutions for merchant customers to help make it faster and easier to run their business.

/retail

Westpac completes branch integration project

Westpac customers can now visit any Westpac, St George, BankSA or Bank of Melbourne branch across Australia for their cash transactions following the rollout of new technology which connects our branch network across the country.

/regulation

Regulator sues Westpac over financial hardship notice response delays

An Australian regulator has taken Westpac to court, accusing the bank of failing to respond to customers that filed financial hardship notices because of a problem with its online process.

/security

Westpac rolls out new scam prevention measures

Westpac has today announced new digital payment security features to help combat scam losses.

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Westpac gives customers more control over their direct debits

Westpac Group has introduced a new feature in mobile and internet banking which gives customers the ability to instantly stop certain scheduled direct debit payments.

/retail

Westpac introduces new measures to combat financial abuse

Westpac is implementing new measures to stamp out financial abuse and make banking even safer for customers.

/retail

Westpac restructures consumer, business and technology divisions

Westpac CEO Peter King today announced a restructure to support the Group’s next strategic phase.

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Westpac to issue accessible cards for visually impaired

Westpac is rolling out a suite of new card designs to help make payments more accessible for blind or low vision customers.