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Westpac enters strategic partnership with Microsoft
Public Cloud

Westpac enters strategic partnership with Microsoft

The partnership includes increased investment in Microsoft's cloud computing service, Azure, which will help to modernise Westpac.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 11th Feb 2022
FrankieOne to build Westpac's BaaS identity infrastructure
Fintech

FrankieOne to build Westpac's BaaS identity infrastructure

Melbourne-based FrankieOne will build Westpac's identity infrastructure for its new BaaS platform, set to launch in mid-2021.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Mar 2021
Small businesses unprepared for the latest wave of scams - Westpac
Email Security

Small businesses unprepared for the latest wave of scams - Westpac

A report found small businesses are paying a hefty price to scammers; on average losing $38,845 and recovering much less than half.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Aug 2019

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Westpac stories

PALO IT appoints Xavier Rizos as Global Chief Strategy & Impact Officer
Clean technologies

PALO IT appoints Xavier Rizos as Global Chief Strategy & Impact Officer

PALO IT has appointed Xavier Rizos as its new Global Chief Strategy & Impact Officer to leverage tech as a force for good.

By Tom Raynel • 2 min read • Fri, 14th Apr 2023
Mobiquity appoints Evans as Head of Financial Services
Westpac

Mobiquity appoints Evans as Head of Financial Services

Mobiquity hires four senior executives to its APAC team to support the delivery of digital services to its growing clients in the financial sector.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Fri, 25th Nov 2022
Envestnet Yodlee appoints Dr John Harrison as Head of Open Banking for Australia & New Zealand
Westpac

Envestnet Yodlee appoints Dr John Harrison as Head of Open Banking for Australia & New Zealand

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.

By Zach Thompson • 2 min read • Fri, 7th Oct 2022
Why the Government should encourage contact centres to call Australia home
Customer Relationship Management

Why the Government should encourage contact centres to call Australia home

Locally based contact centres are good for the country and better for business, writes MaxContact director of operations for Australia Daniel Harding.

By Daniel Harding • 4 min read • Fri, 7th May 2021
Westpac, Foxtel, and Chartered Accountants ANZ scoop Adobe awards
Marketing Technologies

Westpac, Foxtel, and Chartered Accountants ANZ scoop Adobe awards

Adobe announced its global winners this week, with three of the total 14 gongs worldwide being awarded to companies in Australia and New Zealand.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 29th Jun 2020
Exclusive: Westpac reveals how they embraced digital transformation
Data Analytics

Exclusive: Westpac reveals how they embraced digital transformation

Westpac senior manager discusses digital transformation, machine learning, Big Data, data privacy, and the challenges of embracing digitalisation.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Tue, 28th Aug 2018
Younger, female or Māori business leaders most optimistic – Westpac
Westpac

Younger, female or Māori business leaders most optimistic – Westpac

A Westpac NZ survey finds that younger, female, and Māori business leaders are the most optimistic about the future, despite broader economic challenges.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Wed, 23rd May 2018
IT salaries on the rise, gender pay gap getting smaller
Health Technologies

IT salaries on the rise, gender pay gap getting smaller

New Zealand sees a 10% rise in IT salaries to NZD $90,000, while the gender pay gap narrows to 4.5%, down from 7.2% in 2015.

By Julia Gabel • 5 min read • Tue, 30th Jan 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Westpac stories

Inland Revenue to stop accepting cheques
Westpac

Inland Revenue to stop accepting cheques

The news comes following similar moves by the Accident Compensation Corporation, Kiwibank and New Zealand Post.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 26th Feb 2020
Auckland AI startup set for success in New York
Marketing Technologies

Auckland AI startup set for success in New York

Auckland-based AI software company Aider will make New York its home over the next six months, after winning a spot in the Mastercard Start Path programme.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 1st Jul 2019
Westpac NZ collaborates with local AI startup
Artificial Intelligence

Westpac NZ collaborates with local AI startup

Auckland-based AI firm Aider is partnering with Westpac NZ to offer conversational digital assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 28th May 2019
Kiwis concerned about being scammed – survey
Phishing

Kiwis concerned about being scammed – survey

This unease is warranted given the growing sophistication of scammers and their activities, and numbers of attempted fraud.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Nov 2018
New solution helps small businesses get paid anywhere, anytime
Marketing Technologies

New solution helps small businesses get paid anywhere, anytime

A common gripe among start-ups and small businesses is the issue of payment, and this new solution from Westpac hopes to resolve that.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Sat, 28th Jul 2018
Westpac, ANZ and ASB ditch outdated ATM fees
Westpac

Westpac, ANZ and ASB ditch outdated ATM fees

Westpac, ANZ, and ASB have announced the scrapping of outdated ATM fees, responding to customer feedback and absorbing transaction costs.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Tue, 20th Feb 2018