Westpac

303 results about this entity

Period: 26 Nov 2004 - 05 Feb 2025

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.

WestPac resurrects Bank of Melbourne; hit by another IT glitch

WestPac has resurrected the Bank of Melbourne brand, opening 40 branches and more than 100 ATMs across the state of Victoria.

Online banking problems mount for Oz banks as CBA's NetBank breaks down

The rash of online banking failures in Australia continues, as Commonwealth Bank of Australia struggles to remedy a technical error that has locked customers out of its NetBank site.

Banks urged to tap Twitter for fraud alerts

With phishing attacks corroding trust in e-mail, banks should use Twitter to help alert customers to fraud threats, says security outfit IronKey.

Aussie tech banking curse strikes Westpac

Australia's Westpac has been forced to apologise to customers after an air-conditioning fault at a data centre hit the bank's online service and shut down ATM and Eftpos facilities across the country.

CBA kicks off augmented reality press campaign; Westpac launches app for 'impulsive savers'

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has launched an 'augmented reality' press campaign to promote its mobile banking services.

NAB taps social media to 'break up' with rivals

National Australian Bank (NAB) has tapped Twitter, Facebook and Youtube to launch an extraordinary attack on its rivals, "breaking up" with them over home-loan interest rates.

CBA extends core banking deadline by one year as costs skyrocket

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has extended its core banking tech modernisation programme by a year, and upped spending on the project to $1.1 billion, almost double its original estimates of $580 million.

Westpac renews IBM outsourcing deal

IBM has extended its IT infrastructure deal with Australian giant Westpac for a further five years, quashing speculation that the bank was preparing to reverse away from mega-outsourcing contracts in favour of tactical best-of-breed arrangements.

WestPac and ANZ tap the cloud for testing

Australian banks ANZ and WestPac are both tapping cloud technology for the testing and development of new software.

Westpac delays core banking migration by four years

Australian banking giant Westpac has set back by four year the timetable for migration of its core banking platform to the Hogan system used by its subsidiary St George as it strives to make sense of its sprawling IT estate.

Westpac taps Fiserv for online overhaul

Australia's Westpac has selected technology from US vendor Fiserv for an overhaul of its retail, business and corporate online services.