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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.
H&R Block to acquire Canadian fintech startup Wave
Wave Financial offers free accounting, invoicing, and receipt-tracking software for small businesses.
Square brings Postmates, DoorDash integrations to Square for Restaurants
Square for Restaurants rounds out the company's vertical POS offerings, which include Square for Retail and Square Appointments for service-based businesses.
Westpac confirms misuse of PayID lookup function
No account information or personal details have been accessed, the bank says.
Santander to hire 400 technology staff in Brazil
The Spanish bank is looking to boost its workforce as part of a global digital transformation push.
Stripe rolls out chargeback protection service based on its fraud prevention tool Radar
The chargeback service offers automatic reimbursement for the cost of a disputed charge and any associated fees.
NAB teams up with Bank Leumi and CIBC for online innovation portal
The three banks hope the partnership will spur collaboration between them and fintechs.
CommBank to launch new machine learning-backed banking app
Backed by 'world-leading' machine learning, data analytics, and behavioural science.
Intuit buys data analytics startup as part of AI expansion efforts
Intuit plans to use the acquisition of Origami Logic to better analyze multiple data sets, which would allow for more personalized services and products across its portfolio.
UBank touts disruptive success with the security of a NAB-provided banking licence
UBank is toying with artificial intelligence to disrupt the way a bank operates, its CEO has said.
NAB finally jumps on Apple Pay
'Easy', the black and red bank says, ending a boycott that officially started in mid-2016.
Macquarie Bank hiring those with fine arts degrees to help thwart cybercrime
The bank's CEO says it's also important for the industry, regulators, and government to combine powers to successfully counter cyber risks.
Mobile accounts for nearly half of all banking transactions in Brazil
The number of transactions soars as consumer confidence in the channel increases, according to the Brazilian Banking Federation.
Westpac tracking vulnerable customers to escalate service level
As part of its complaints handling overhaul, the bank is making use of data such as a customer's postcode and if they're in receipt of Centrelink assistance to find customers that need more 'care'.
Rio de Janeiro metro enables contactless payments
Brazil’s top tourist destination introduces the system across 41 stations.
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.
CommBank to launch new machine learning-backed banking app
Backed by 'world-leading' machine learning, data analytics, and behavioural science.
How to build trust in cryptocurrency
Bill Barhydte, founder and CEO of ABRA, tells Tonya Hall why it's important to build trust in cryptocurrency in order to improve access to global financial markets with cryptocurrency.
UBank touts disruptive success with the security of a NAB-provided banking licence
UBank is toying with artificial intelligence to disrupt the way a bank operates, its CEO has said.
Macquarie Bank hiring those with fine arts degrees to help thwart cybercrime
The bank's CEO says it's also important for the industry, regulators, and government to combine powers to successfully counter cyber risks.
NAB finally jumps on Apple Pay
'Easy', the black and red bank says, ending a boycott that officially started in mid-2016.
Visa upgrades Rio's metro system with contactless payments
Brazil’s top tourist destination introduces the system across 41 stations.
Using quantum computers in financial risk analysis
Stefan Woerner, global leader quantum finance and optimization at IBM Research - Zurich, talks to Tonya Hall about quantum computing and how models must be specifically tuned for quantum computers.
Rules drafted on how to access data under Consumer Data Right
The draft rules stipulate that data-holders must stand up a specialised service to take applications and administer data if approved.
How AI can help organize your finances
Tonya Hall talks to Dr. Ashok Srivastava, senior vice president and chief data officer at Intuit, about how his company uses AI to make financing easier for individuals and businesses.
Eftpos now accepts Google Pay across St George, Bank of Melbourne, BankSA
The payments network now accepts Eftpos CHQ and SAV payments on Google Pay for customers of St George, Bank of Melbourne, BankSA, ANZ, and eight Cuscal sponsored credit unions and banks.
NEC and E.Sun create ATM with facial recognition
Japanese conglomerate NEC has provided its facial recognition system for use in E.Sun bank's ATMs.
Telstra and CBA partner on 5G banking trials
Telstra and Ericsson will help CBA trial 5G and edge computing to simplify banking processes.
800 million WeChat users sent digital monetary gifts during Lunar New Year
The record number came after the Chinese technology giant announced last month that daily active users of its popular WeChat service exceeded 1 billion.
Singapore banks given more time to adopt e-payment protection guidelines
Originally scheduled to come into effect at the end of January, e-payment user protection guidelines will now be rolled out on June 30, after industry regulator Monetary Authority of Singapore agrees to give local banks more time to implement the necessary support systems.
DBS banks on data to know what customers want before they themselves know
DBS Bank is hoping to be more pre-emptive in meeting its customers' needs as the Singaporean bank focuses its attention on building a data platform and beefing up its capabilities in data analytics and artificial intelligence.
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