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Westpac agrees path to fix transaction monitoring issues
After regulatory concerns over slow progress.
Apr 8 2021 6:43AM
Westpac to offer smartphone-based identity verification group-wide
Following a successful trial with its St.George Bank brand.
Apr 6 2021 6:55AM
Westpac adds onboarding to its banking-as-a-service platform
Opts for Australian platform created by one-time neobank hopeful.
Mar 30 2021 10:58PM
Westpac scales up support platform for frontline bankers
Built with unused capabilities in existing tools, drives 'seven-figure' savings.
Mar 24 2021 12:59PM
CBA to become first major bank to launch its own BNPL service
Will "complement" existing partnership with Klarna.
Mar 17 2021 11:59PM
Westpac signs SocietyOne up to digital banking-as-a-service
Following earlier deal with Afterpay.
Feb 23 2021 12:33PM
Westpac reveals architecture underpinning new mobile banking apps
Phased iOS app rollout to conclude 'by the end of March'.
Feb 12 2021 6:55AM
Lygon records first Australian digital bank guarantee
Blockchain consortium tries to cut wait times and paper trails.
Feb 9 2021 5:01PM
Westpac turns to analytics to find abuse in transaction descriptions
Tightens safeguards as incidents rise.
Feb 9 2021 11:40AM
NAB lands Westpac’s consumer bank CIO
Joins as CIO of personal banking.
Jan 29 2021 12:40PM
Macquarie's former chief analytics officer resurfaces at Barclays
Second Australian bank IT executive to move in a year.
Jan 13 2021 7:17AM
Westpac agrees to work faster to fix risk system failures
As regulators raise concerns about slow progress.
Dec 3 2020 11:36AM
Westpac plots next technology roadmap
Takes aim at IT complexity.
Nov 2 2020 12:43PM
Westpac flags further software writedowns
Outlines earnings impacts a week before full-year results.
Oct 26 2020 10:57AM
Westpac taps IBM for complaints transformation
Consolidates nine systems.
Oct 22 2020 12:49PM
Westpac signs Afterpay as first digital bank-as-a-service customer
Afterpay to understand customers' savings and help them avoid 'debt traps'.
Oct 20 2020 9:24AM
Westpac's consumer bank CIO to exit in 2021
After 23 years at the bank.
Oct 2 2020 6:55AM
Westpac and TCS are building two integrated command centres
Aimed at keeping critical banking services online.
Sep 24 2020 12:01PM
Westpac to settle AUSTRAC transaction monitoring lawsuit for $1.3bn
Massive penalty $400m above existing provisions.
Sep 24 2020 8:47AM
Westpac brings native iOS banking app to first 120,000 users
Two year ION project bears fruit.
Sep 18 2020 6:50AM
