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Apple warns its credit card doesn't like leather or denim or other cards
White titanium card is afraid of most things people use to carry ID and coinage, like wallets and pockets.
Commonwealth Bank to trial blockchain 'BioTokens' for biodiversity investment
The yellow bank has developed a blockchain prototype it reckons can support sustainable development and investment in Australia.
PayIDs exposed at the hands of Aussie Cuscal-sponsored financial institution
New Payments Platform Australia confirms the affected data included PayID name and account numbers.
A Greater Bank experience with core banking in the cloud
The customer-owned bank and mutual financial institution has shifted its core banking to the cloud with Data Action.
People's Choice Credit Union wants to be fully-digital by 2020
Turns to Salesforce to kickstart its ambitious plan.
Taiwan awards first set of virtual bank licenses
Challengers to enter crowded banking market.
North Korea reportedly stole $2B in wave of cyber attacks
Draft report from the United Nations, which was seen by several news outlets, revealed North Korea chalked up US$2 billion from launching cyber attacks against banks and cryptocurrency exchanges as part of efforts to fund a weapons buying programme.
Singapore eases approval process for fintech trials, unveils cybersecurity rules
Monetary Authority of Singapore launches an "express" 21-day route to approval for fintech companies applying to test products in a sandbox environment, and mandates measures aimed at improving cybersecurity posture of financial firms.
Suncorp ditches marketplace strategy as insurance profit drops 14%
It also paid AU$155 million in regulatory and customer remediation costs in response to the Royal Commission.
CBA profit slips to AU$8.6b as it continues to simplify its structure
The bank continues to focus on divestment opportunities and investments in new technologies to lift customer experience.
How Suncorp was able to build an app in a year
Suncorp's enterprise architect discusses the processes that enabled the organisation to build an app and its underlying infrastructure in 12 months.
Australian banks pilot regtech solutions to solve compliance problems
Citibank Australia, Westpac, and Commonwealth Bank of Australia are each using regtech to address laborious compliance tasks.
How CommBank is training its machine learning Customer Engagement Engine
The batch of customers that are responding to a simple notification are actually helping the bank train its 200-plus machine learning models.
DoorDash to acquire Caviar, Square's food ordering platform, for $410M
Meanwhile, Square beat Q2 estimates but released a weak Q3 outlook.
OCBC Bank offers cash by QR codes
Bypassing the need for ATM cards or PINs, the Singapore bank's customers can scan a QR code with their mobile phone and authenticate the transaction with the device's biometric options, including fingerprint and faceprint, or mobile banking login details.
How blockchain technology can transform our world
The technology can be used in far more applications than virtual currency.
Halloween '13: What tech frightens us most
In their latest October 2013 survey released just in time for All Hallows' Eve, IT recruiting firm Modis surveyed 1000 Americans to find out what potential tech disasters are keeping them up at night.
DBS Bank transforms customer experience with tech
The Singapore bank's latest branch taps technology to improve customer service, providing a more interactive and intuitive experience, say DBS execs.
ZDNet App Wrap: September 17, 2012
Feedly, metro.am, YouTube, Planner Pro, St George Banking Application, Quora, 8Bit Beatbox, and Janetter Pro for Twitter.
ZDNet App Wrap: September 10, 2012
ANZ goMoney, HSBC, uTorrent, uDraw, The Decision App, Note.S, The Textastic Code Editor, and ScrapNote
Tech IPO busts from the Internet boom (gallery)
As Facebook prepares to launch its massive IPO, it's a good time to look at the late 90s to see what people thought were good investments.
Office and computer pranks
What better way to welcome back coworkers from an extended vacation than an amusing practical joke?
Facebook's IPO in pictures
Facebook's IPO filing included images. Here they are and here's what they mean.
10 indispensable Android apps
This new collection of Android apps features everything from a friendly keyboard to a convenient payment processor to a versatile music player.
How Apple should spend its $90 billion in cash
Apple, with a market capitalization of over $416 billion, its stock trading at around $445 a share, and swimming in over $90 billion in cash, needs to figure out how to spend its money. I’ve got a few suggestions.
Inside NAB's first concept branch: photos
The National Australia Bank (NAB) is looking to smarten up its branches going forwards, and last month unveiled its very first concept store in Melbourne. ZDNet Australia went to take a look behind the scenes at the branch's mix of smart self-service technology and open-plan design.
Inside CommBank's Kaching: photos
The Commonwealth Bank has made a to-do list as long as its proverbial arm for the future of its NFC-enabled, pay-anyone app Kaching!, which includes support for virtual currency, like Facebook Credits, coupons, deals and an eventual partnership with Google for its Wallet product. Take a look inside the first iteration of Kaching! and our chat with CommBank chief marketing officer, Andy Lark.
Inside CBA's tech-heavy office: photos
It's taken 18 months from go to woe, but the Commonwealth Bank has begun moving over 300 staff per week into its lavish new tech-filled offices on the Sydney Harbour foreshore. ZDNet Australia was invited to tour the offices with the bank's chief information officer, Michael Harte.
Ten catastrophes: All-time worst tech industry executive decisions
IT, software and computer companies are certainly not without their share of poor executive decisions and mismanagement. While dozens of notable examples could have made our list, these were by far the top top 10 worst in the history of the technology industry, causing many billions of dollars of lost revenue or resulted in the downfall of entire companies.
Gallery: SAP, Google put business on the map
SAP and Google are expanding their partnership to take large data sets and integrate them into Google Maps, Earth, Docs and other products.
Suncorp ditches marketplace strategy
It also paid AU$155 million in regulatory and customer remediation costs in response to the Royal Commission.
North Korea made $2 billion from cyberattacks, UN report
Draft report from the United Nations revealed North Korea chalked up US$2 billion from launching cyber attacks against banks and cryptocurrency exchanges as part of efforts to fund a weapons buying programme.
Sydney expands contactless payments to buses
An extension to the contactless transport payments play run by Transport for NSW in partnership with the Commonwealth Bank, Cubic, and Mastercard.
NAB admits it shared personal info on 13,000 customers with two external parties
The compromised data included customer name, date of birth, contact details, and in some cases, a government-issued identification, such as a driver's licence.
How big is the Capital One breach?
100 million Americans and 6 million Canadians caught up in breach.
Apple Card: Now will the masses embrace mobile payment?
Apple’s upcoming credit card relies on the iPhone and offers rewards for contactless payments. Jason Perlow and Jason Cipriani debate if that’s enough for mass mobile payment adoption. Read more: https://zd.net/2xqKX9T
Japan leads the way to create global cryptocurrency trading platform
The platform will be designed to prevent money laundering currently made possible through virtual assets.
US lawmakers don't trust Facebook's Libra
They say Facebook has a "pattern of failing to keep consumer data private."
SWIFT clocks 13 second cross-border instant payment in global trial
A payment from Australia into Singapore recorded the fastest payment in the trial over SWIFT's gpi instant payments platform.
Mobile malware is on the rise, thanks to banking apps and weak security
As banking customers increasingly turn to doing business on mobile platforms, criminals are following the money.
APRA grants Aussie fintech 86 400 a banking licence
Australia's newest bank expects to launch soon.
Visa: Payment industry will soon drop passwords for biometrics
Advancements in authentication and anti-fraud technologies are already making "static" cardholder verification (CVM) methods optional. Read more: https://zd.net/2JQ1FVN
NAB offers up AU$2b to grow Aussie startup scene
AU$2 billion over five years has been set aside by the bank to help emerging technology companies build and grow their businesses.
Bank of NZ prepping for open banking using tech and a new way of thinking
Open banking is around the corner and BNZ is ironing out its part through the use of technology and a human-centred approach.
CommBank to launch new machine learning-backed banking app
Backed by 'world-leading' machine learning, data analytics, and behavioural science.
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