Westpac stories
Rich Data Co secures USD $9 million boost from Acorn Capital, elevating total Series B funding to USD $37 million. Funds to drive North America expansion.
Tether has secured GBP $1.5 million funding to expand into Australia, the UK, and Europe, set to deploy its 10,000th sensor.
Business leaders must balance generative AI's vast benefits with short-term deployment challenges to navigate its transformative yet complex potential.
Cogo partners with AI-firm Personetics, pioneering climate-conscious banking by aiding customers in understanding and managing their carbon footprints based on their spending habits.
AI decisioning platform, Rich Data Co, successfully raises $28 million in Series B funding, led by Westpac and nCino.
Sydney-based martech firm Atomic.io secures No. 2 spot for Innovation in Web/Mobile Platforms in the inaugural TMW 100 list.
Apple has launched Tap to Pay in Australia, empowering local businesses of any size to accept in-person contactless payments on iPhone.
PALO IT has appointed Xavier Rizos as its new Global Chief Strategy & Impact Officer to leverage tech as a force for good.
Mobiquity hires four senior executives to its APAC team to support the delivery of digital services to its growing clients in the financial sector.
Dr John Harrison appointed as Head of Open Banking for Australia and New Zealand at Envestnet Yodlee to lead open banking strategy in the region.
Westpac partners with NextGen to streamline home loan applications across its brands via Open Banking, marking a significant innovation in Australia's banking sector.
Frollo, Australia's Open Banking service provider, urges a collaborative strategy to enhance the data quality in the nation's Consumer Data Right framework, supporting superior financial outcomes.
Australian career strategist, Jacob Galea, warns of risks to professional development spurred by the global shift to remote work, including hindered career growth.
Amazon's Bedrock AI service extends its reach to Sydney, offering Australian users advanced options for data handling and storage.
FinTech Australia, backed by Investment NSW, partners with major banks ANZ, Westpac and tech firm 1835i for a reverse pitch event on 21 February 2024, inviting fintechs to solve local banking issues.
In a bid to bridge Australia's tech worker shortage, 160 students will participate in Grok Academy's summer computer science camp in Sydney and Melbourne.
More Aussies use mobile banking with Westpac's app hailed as top-notch in Forrester's review, a first time feat.
Former CISO for Westpac and Acting Assistant Director of Cybersecurity at NCSC, Dan Richardson joins CyberCX in NZ as Exec Director for Strategy and Risk.
The partnership includes increased investment in Microsoft's cloud computing service, Azure, which will help to modernise Westpac.
Rising rates and tighter lending rules could cool New Zealand’s housing boom in 2022, after values topped GBP £1m nationally for the first time.
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