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A comprehensive list of iTnews' coverage of technology news in the banking and finance sector.

Meet Westpac's new technology leaders

Meet Westpac's new technology leaders

Engineering realigned under CTO.
Brett Winterford Feb 6 2012 6:40AM Training & Development
Westpac stuck with desktop dinosaurs

Westpac stuck with desktop dinosaurs

Old apps tie staff to Internet Explorer 6.
Brett Winterford Jan 31 2012 6:40AM Hardware
Aussie banks spend up on online, mobile tech

Aussie banks spend up on online, mobile tech

Analysts forecast $2.3b market for retail banking IT this year.
Liz Tay Jan 18 2012 6:47AM Financial Services
Westpac targets Mac users with new security offer

Westpac targets Mac users with new security offer

Ditches PC Tools for BitDefender software.
Darren Pauli , Liz Tay Jan 16 2012 2:40PM Security
Extract: Managing internal change when crowdsourcing

Extract: Managing internal change when crowdsourcing

Chapter Six from "Getting Results from Crowds".
Ross Dawson Dec 13 2011 1:39PM Training & Development
Coles to enable contactless payments

Coles to enable contactless payments

Buys 10,000 pin pads.
Ry Crozier Dec 6 2011 3:41PM Financial Services
$45k stolen in phone porting scam

$45k stolen in phone porting scam

Scammers steal identity, redirect banking verification codes.
Brett Winterford Dec 6 2011 8:47AM Security
Phone porting used to unlock net banking codes

Phone porting used to unlock net banking codes

Part 1 of a three part series into the next frontier in online fraud.
Brett Winterford Dec 6 2011 7:10AM Security
CommBank asks customers for banking ideas

CommBank asks customers for banking ideas

Creates platform to draw out customer vision.
Staff Writers Dec 5 2011 11:29AM Financial Services
Westpac picks new CIO

Westpac picks new CIO

Internal promotion.
James Hutchinson Nov 30 2011 6:41PM Financial Services
Tier-two CIOs could slow banking innovation

Tier-two CIOs could slow banking innovation

Industry panel mulls executive reporting lines.
Liz Tay Nov 28 2011 7:19AM Strategy
Westpac to hire McKinnon's replacement

Westpac to hire McKinnon's replacement

New technology exec also under COO's direction.
Liz Tay Nov 25 2011 3:30PM Strategy
New Zealand bank launches NFC trial

New Zealand bank launches NFC trial

Vodafone NZ partners for SIM-based payments
Juha Saarinen Nov 25 2011 7:00AM Financial Services
Westpac scraps CIO role

Westpac scraps CIO role

McKinnon takes up part-time position.
Liz Tay Nov 24 2011 11:43AM Financial Services
NAB grabs Melbourne data centre

NAB grabs Melbourne data centre

Part of IT transformation project.
Ry Crozier Nov 22 2011 12:07PM Networking
Weekend upgrade downs teacher banking

Weekend upgrade downs teacher banking

As the hunt begins for a CIO.
James Hutchinson Nov 22 2011 12:01AM Financial Services
The rise of the celebrity CIO

The rise of the celebrity CIO

The Michael Harte phenomenon.
Brett Winterford Nov 17 2011 2:47PM Strategy
Westpac cuts 188 tech jobs

Westpac cuts 188 tech jobs

Updated: Outsources more application services.
Liz Tay Nov 9 2011 4:17PM Strategy
Tech firms in land grab on Google+ Pages

Tech firms in land grab on Google+ Pages

No way to tell which are the real Pages yet.
Liam Tung Nov 9 2011 2:58PM Software
Suncorp IT staff safe from back office cuts

Suncorp IT staff safe from back office cuts

Union raises members concerns.
Liz Tay Nov 7 2011 7:00AM Strategy

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