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253 Results from "Westpac"

/security

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.

/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.

/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.

/payments

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.

/retail

Kasisto launches KAI-GPT banking-specific LLM

Conversational AI chatbot developer Kasisto has launched KAI-GPT, the world’s first banking-specific large language model (LLM).

/crypto

Westpac bans transfers to Binance

Westpac has banned customers from sending money to the Australian arm of Binance as part of a wider series of measures designed to tackle cryptocurrency-related scam losses.

/payments

Westpac rolls out Apple's Tap to Pay on iPhone

Westpac has rolled out Tap to Pay on iPhone, enabling merchant customers to accept payment with just a touch of a card on their iOS device.

/security

Westpac adds anti-scam feature

Australian bank Westpac is adding a security layer for online payments as it seeks to address record customer losses to scams.

/cloud

Westpac signs five-year cloud deal with Amazon Web Services

Westpac has signed a five-year deal with Amazon Web Services to bolster its hybrid cloud strategy.

/payments

Westpac gives credit cards a BNPL twist

Westpac has developed a novel twist on the buy now, pay later concept, giving credit card customers the opportunity to pay off their bills in four instalments

/retail

Westpac brings AI to biz lending decisions

Australian lender Westpac has enlisted local AI firm Rich Data Co (RDC) to make its business lending decisions faster and simpler.

/payments

Westpac calls off Tyro Payments acquisition

Westpac has pulled the plug on a takeover of Sydney-based Tyro Payments, which has nevertheless rejected a second offer from a Potentia Capital-led consortium.