Citibank tests out payments using mobile phones
Citibank is starting a large trial of the use of mobile phones to make credit card payments at retail outlets and other points-of-sale in Bangalore, which the company is branding as "Citi Tap and Pay".
View ArticleMobile banking faces uphill battle in mature markets
The mobile phone is turning into the platform of choice for banking in emerging markets. In developed markets, however, the phone has struggled to compete with existing payment methods, and the...
View ArticleCommonweath Bank CIO talks cloud computing
The Commonweath Bank of Australia CIO and group executive for enterprise services, Michael Harte, is serious about cloud computing. CBA wants to buy software and infrastructure as a service over a...
View ArticleSt George releases Android mobile banking app
St George bank has released what it claims is the first mobile banking application for Android smartphones in Australia.
View ArticleCommonwealth Bank deploys NetBank for Android
The Commonwealth Bank has released its NetBank mobile banking app for Android smartphones to customers.
View ArticleSt.George Bank makes play for Windows Phone 7
St.George Bank has made a move for some Windows Phone 7 action with a new banking application encompassing Australian app, Mobile Banking Lite, which enables customers to check their account balance...
View ArticleUse of cash and cheques declining says RBA
Cash is falling out of favour, the use of cheques is almost non-existent, debit cards are gaining, but Australians haven't quite made the leap to paying by mobile phone, the central bank says.
View ArticleWestpac enables mobile banking on Android and Blackberry
Westpac has stepped up its mobile banking capabilities, enabling customers with Blackberry and Android-based smartphones to access its banking services.
View ArticleMobile banking migration hits speed bumps
The lack of competition among the big four banks is slowing the development of mobile banking in Australia, IT experts say.
View ArticleCommBank updates mobile apps, eyes social payments
The CommonWealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has updated is suite of mobile banking applications with native apps for the iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone and the browser-based HTML5, with technology...
View ArticleBankwest branches into Android app space
Commonwealth Bank subsidiary Bankwest has responded to customer demand for mobile banking by launching a free Android application. This follows the bank’s release of an iPhone app in March this year...
View ArticleANZ Bank launches Transactive iOS app for corporate customers
ANZ Bank has continued its mobile banking push with the release of the Transactive iOS app for corporate customers, allowing them to remotely monitor real-time account balances, view current...
View ArticlePrivate cloud 'very important' for ANZ Banking Group: CIO
While CBA CIO Michael Harte has dismissed data sovereignty and security excuses used by businesses not to move to the cloud as “absolute garbage”, over at ANZ, CIO Anne Weatherston has taken a...
View ArticleQ&A: ANZ Banking Group CIO, Anne Weatherston
Shifting ANZ Banking Group from an Australian and New Zealand centric bank to a super-regional Asia Pacific financial services entity while implementing new technology is Anne Weatherston’s top...
View ArticleRabobank reduces malware risk with new authentication services
Customers of Rabobank Australia and New Zealand are being offered two factor secure authentication services when they transact online following the signing of a deal with US-based security vendor...
View ArticleSMS is not the issue with fraudulent bank transfers, telcos are: Experts
Despite its widespread use, SMS technology has lost its luster as a safe means of verifying the identity of an individual during a banking transaction.
View ArticleFinger scanning could be used as mobile banking login: Westpac NZ
Westpac New Zealand has completed a trial which could allow customers to use finger print scanning to log into its mobile banking app on the Samsung Galaxy S5 and eventually other smartphones.
View ArticleWestpac NZ and Samsung collaborate on digital banking innovations
This is the first agreement of its type in New Zealand, says Westpac.
View ArticleWestpac Group opens $4m Sydney innovation centre
Westpac Group has unveiled an innovation centre dubbed The Hive in Kogarah, Sydney today to develop more services for its 10 million customers in Australia.
View ArticleNAB Traveller card can be loaded with 10 currencies simultaneously
National Australia Bank (NAB) has upgraded its Traveller card so that customers can load up to 10 currencies at one time onto the card using Internet/mobile banking while they are in Australia or...
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