Commonwealth Bank of Australia - News, Articles & Research

Company announcement/payments

CBA and PAYDOCK launch white label e-commerce solution

PAYDOCK, the payments orchestration platform, has partnered with major Australian banking group The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) to launch PowerBoard, a uniquely simple solution for a merchant’s technology integrations, payments, and fraud prevention needs.

02 December 2022

Company announcement/retail

Commonwealth Bank launches credit score hub

Commonwealth Bank announced today the launch of a new credit score hub to enable millions of customers to easily view and access their Experian credit score and personalised credit report, free of charge via the CommBank app and NetBank from this month.

25 November 2022

Company announcement/retail

CBA launches mobile SIM plans

Through its partnership with local telecom provider More, CBA will offer retail and business customers access to discounted 4G and 5G mobile SIM plans.

24 October 2022

News/payments

CBA launches app to help charities accept digital donations

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has rolled out an app that enables charities to accept digital, contactless donations.

24 October 2022

Company announcement/crime

CBA launches financial crime academy

A new academy focused on tackling financial crime will be formed under a partnership agreement between Griffith University and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA).

21 October 2022

Company announcement/crime

Average Australian suffers 250 scam attempts - research

Research released today by Commonwealth Bank shows the extent of scams in Australia, with three in five (60%) Australians reporting they have personally been a victim of a scam, or know someone who has.

14 October 2022

Company announcement/payments

CommBank to streamline claims handling for National Disability and Insurance Scheme

Commonwealth Bank (CBA) today announced a partnership with the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to build a new claims at point of support channel for the National Disability and Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

06 October 2022

Company announcement/startups

CBA's x15ventures invests $250K in Xccelerator 2022 winner Paytron

Commonwealth Bank’s venture-scaling arm, x15ventures, has announced a $250,000 investment in Paytron, after the full-suite workflows and spend management platform won this year’s Xccelerate program.

03 October 2022

News/payments

CBA switches on PayTo for recurring payments

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has become the first of the country's Big Four banks to switch on PayTo, giving customers the ability to authorise recurring payments from within their banking app.

14 September 2022

News/retail

CBA app helps customers find cheap fuel

Commonwealth Bank of Australia is piloting a new in-app feature that helps customers save money refuelling their cars.

13 September 2022

News/people

HSBC's Gavin Munroe to take top tech role at CommBank

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has poached HSBC's Gavin Munroe to take over from Pascal Boillat as gourp executive, technology and group chief information officer.

17 August 2022

News/startups

CommBank venture scaler x15 seeks founders shaping the future of payments

Commonwealth Bank’s venture-scaling arm x15ventures is seeking founders shaping the future of payments for its next 'Xccelerate' programme.

12 August 2022