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253 Results from "Westpac"

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Westpac sets aside $50,000 for 2019 Innovation Challenge winner

Westpac has set up a $50,000 prize pot to tempt startups to enter its 2019 Innovation Challenge, which this year is focusing on a new wave of data-driven initiatives based on the recent passage of Consumer Data Right legislation.

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Oz lenders and IBM team on bank guarantee blockchain platform

ANZ, Commonwealth Bank and Westpac are joining forces with IBM and shopping centre giant Scentre Group to pilot a blockchain-based platform for managing bank guarantees.

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Westpac switches on AI chatbot as productivity pressures mount

Westpac is introducing a new AI-powered chatbot to its 4.6 million digital customers as part of a programme to raise productivity and cut costs in the face of a challenging business environment.

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CBA misses out as ANZ and Citi land plum NSW Government contracts

Australia's New South Wales Government has carved up its transactional banking contract with Westpac, in the process handing out plum assignments for ANZ and Citi.

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Westpac bets the bank on cloud computing

Australia's Westpac is expecting big returns from a $500 million investment in a new cloud computing hub, despite posting flat profits for the full-year 2018.

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Westpac launches regtech challenge for startups

Australian bank Westpac is offering up a $40,000 prize for the winner of a regtech-themed challenge for startups.

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NAB and Westpac invest in smart receipt startup Slyp

Australian smart receipt startup Slyp has raised $2 million in a seed funding round led by NAB Ventures with support from Westpac’s venture capital arm, Reinventure.

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Westpac rolls out designer wearables

Westpac is rolling out a new designer range of wearable payment accessories, including an iron or sew-on patch and safety pin that can be hidden on clothing.

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Australia's Big Four roll out real-time payments with Osko

Australia's New Payments Platform is expecting a surge in transactions as the country's Big Four banks roll out Osko, an overlay service which enables account-to-account real-time payments via e-mail and mobile phone numbers.

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Westpac steps up cloud strategy

Westpac has begun the migration of data to a new offsite private cloud environment operated by IBM in two data centres in Australia as part of a strategy to save money on data storage and stay at the forefront of new technologies.

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Bank-backed Oz P2P payments app Beem It launches

Beem It, a person-to-person mobile payments app backed by Commonwealth Bank, National Bank of Australia and Westpac, has launched.

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Australian fintech firms call for competition watchdog to police open banking roll-out

Australian fintech companies have called on the the Government to hold the line on the introduction of open banking reforms in the face of a hostile push-back from some of the countries top banks.