Westpac

302 results about this entity

Period: 26 Nov 2004 - 21 Nov 2024

Bank of America claims 10 million mobile customers; accelerates branch closure programme

Just a day after Australia's Westpac reported one million users for its mobile banking apps, US behemoth Bank of America wades in with news that it has passed the 10 million milestone.

Westpac sees mobile sessions skyrocket as app downloads pass one million milestone

Australia's Westpac is experiencing a sharp rise in mobile banking sessions after passing the one million download mark this month.

Telecom NZ and Westpac trial mobile NFC for Auckland public transport

Telecom New Zealand and Westpac are preparing to pilot an NFC mobile wallet system that will enable users to pay for access to Auckland public transport with their handsets.

Westpac axes another 119 IT jobs

Australian bank Westpac is cutting 126 jobs, including 119 in information technology, and outsourcing the work to India in a bid to cut costs.

RBA launches probe into Oz banking outages

Australia's central bank is preparing a crackdown on operational disruptions at the country's leading banks following a series of major outages in retail payment systems and Internet banking sites. The RBA's intervention comes as Westpac warned customers that it was experiencing intermittent problems with its Web site.

ANZ adds to Oz job misery; Westpac accused of 'censoring' Facebook complaints

Australia's ANZ is to cut 1000 middle management, back office and support jobs by the end of 2012 in response to higher costs, regulatory demands and weakened consumer buying.

NAB services knocked out

The latest in a long line of computer problems to hit Australian banks has left NAB customers unable to use ATMs and point-of-sale terminals or access their account online or over the phone.

Westpac wields the axe

Australia's Westpac is set to axe 400 positions and offshore another 150 roles in the latest round of job cuts at the bank.

Westpac names former RBS/Lloyds tech head as CIO

Westpac has promoted Clive Whincup to CIO, replacing outgoing chief Bob McKinnon.

Westpac devolves CIO role under divisional shake-up

Australia's Westpac has scrapped the full-time executive role of technology chief Bob McKinnon under a major restructuring which creates two new business divisions.

Westpac cuts 188 IT jobs

Australian bank Westpac is axing 188 jobs in its IT department as part of a cost-reduction programme that will see it outsource more functions.

Cyber-crooks take control of Bank of Melbourne Twitter account

Bank of Melbourne's Twitter account has been taken over and used to send out direct messages designed to acquire personal information.