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Westpac's former CISO joins CyberCX NZ as Executive Director for Strategy & Risk

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.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Oct 2023

Westpac

Property market entering 2022

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.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Wed, 5th Jan 2022

Westpac

Is this the turning point of New Zealand’s property market?

Rising mortgage rates and tax changes are set to cool sales, but CoreLogic says a full property downturn still looks unlikely.

By Michael Curreen • 7 min read • Thu, 22nd Jul 2021

Global Stories

Westpac stories

Power / Energy

Tether secures $1.5m to expand tech operations globally

Tether has secured GBP $1.5 million funding to expand into Australia, the UK, and Europe, set to deploy its 10,000th sensor.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Jul 2024

Customer Experience

How to navigate the micro-macro dichotomy of GenAI

Business leaders must balance generative AI's vast benefits with short-term deployment challenges to navigate its transformative yet complex potential.

By Sharryn Napier • 4 min read • Tue, 18th Jun 2024

Fintech

Cogo & Personetics introduce AI-powered sustainable banking

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.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Apr 2024

Westpac

AI platform Rich Data Co raises $28 million in Series B funding

AI decisioning platform, Rich Data Co, successfully raises $28 million in Series B funding, led by Westpac and nCino.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Nov 2023

Customer Experience

Sydney firm Atomic.io shines in inaugural 2023 TMW 100 martech list

Sydney-based martech firm Atomic.io secures No. 2 spot for Innovation in Web/Mobile Platforms in the inaugural TMW 100 list.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Fri, 10th Nov 2023

Marketing Technologies

Apple launch new contactless payment method in Australia

Apple has launched Tap to Pay in Australia, empowering local businesses of any size to accept in-person contactless payments on iPhone.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 18th May 2023

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

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

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

Stories from Other Regions

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Fintech

Westpac & NextGen revolutionise home loan process with Open Banking

Westpac partners with NextGen to streamline home loan applications across its brands via Open Banking, marking a significant innovation in Australia's banking sector.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Thu, 18th Apr 2024

Fintech

Frollo urges collaboration to improve Australia's Open Banking data quality

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.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Apr 2024

Westpac

Remote work risks hampering career development, warns Aussie expert

Australian career strategist, Jacob Galea, warns of risks to professional development spurred by the global shift to remote work, including hindered career growth.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Tue, 16th Apr 2024

Storage

Amazon Bedrock AI service officially launches in Sydney

Amazon's Bedrock AI service extends its reach to Sydney, offering Australian users advanced options for data handling and storage.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Apr 2024

Unified Communications

FinTech Australia & major banks ignite innovation with reverse pitch event

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.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 31st Jan 2024

Encryption

Summer camp tackles Australia's tech skills shortage

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.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Jan 2024