EXCLUSIVE: CIO redundancy the latest in Perpetual’s job cuts
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Kiwibank's tech team re-shuffled ahead of core strategy overhaul
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Asia skills shortage hindering mobile uptake
Byline: Mieke Buchan, FST Media
Financial services divided on roadmap for big data
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Financial services movers and shakers: Asia monthly wrap
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Financial services movers and shakers: New Zealand monthly wrap
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Financial services movers and shakers: Australia monthly wrap
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Sam Plowman exits NAB; Antony Cahill steps into role of Executive General Manager, Digital and Direct Banking
Byline: Natasha David, FST Media
Citi’s new website a step towards ‘holy grail’
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Financial services movers and shakers: Asia monthly wrap
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Financial services movers and shakers: New Zealand monthly wrap
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Financial services movers and shakers: Australia monthly wrap
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
IT background unnecessary for NAB’s new tech chief
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Banking biometrics no guarantee of privacy
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Financial services movers and shakers: Asia monthly wrap
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Banks to be muscled out of personal financial management market: Analyst
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Financial services movers and shakers: Australia monthly wrap
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Financial services movers and shakers: New Zealand monthly wrap
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Standard Chartered gets a MoVe on combating banking skills shortage
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Analyst: Financial services CIOs need not fear rising CMO
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
EXCLUSIVE: ANZ leapfrogs the competition with mobile banking first
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
AMP launches iPad app to boost engagement
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Citi redefines the global ATM experience
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Financial services movers and shakers: Australia monthly wrap
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Financial services movers and shakers: Asia monthly wrap
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Financial services movers and shakers: New Zealand monthly wrap
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Financial services tech predictions 2013: Asia
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Financial services tech predictions 2013: Australia & New Zealand
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Banks under threat from Google, Apple
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
OCBC taps youth psyche with game ‘world first’
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Harte, Lark redefining channel strategy for banking
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Financial services movers and shakers: Australia monthly wrap
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Banking CIOs: adapt or vanish
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Citi accelerates regional securities presence
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Financial services movers and shakers: Asia monthly wrap
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Financial services movers and shakers: NZ monthly wrap
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
ANZ tech consolidation no threat to NZ IT jobs
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Quality trumps speed in bank customer service
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Technology the lifeline for insurance in Asia Pacific: Ovum
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Standard Chartered launches ‘world-first’ dual-purpose credit card
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
NFC necessary but challenging for Hong Kong banks: Analyst
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Budgets hinder bank tech innovation in 2013: Ovum
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Pressure mounting on technology for Asia Pacific clearing: Citi
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Banks targeting the unbanked face telco threat
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
BOQ eyes IT savings after $17.1m loss
Source: Liz Tay, ITNews
NCR to speed ATM deposits for ANZ
Source: Adam Bender, Computerworld
Mandatory online privacy breach reporting to increase banks’ cost, risk
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
DBS unveils bank of the future
Source: InsideRetail.Asia
Tablets and smartphones drive e-Commerce in Asia: Visa
Source: Byravee Iyer, Campaign Asia-Pacific
Say goodbye to the branch the future for banking is upwardly mobile
Source: Jonathan Greenacre, The Conversation
Banks working to boost regional reach
Source: Aye Thidar Kyaw, The Myanmar Times
Digitization: Banking won’t change until banks do
Source: Steve Bertamini, The Jakarta Post
Technology key to staying relevant to customers: DBS
Source: Kristie Neo, Channel News Asia
Citibank China launches commercial cards program in China
Source: Comtex News Network, Equities.com
Customer education the key battleground for financial security in Singapore
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Android apps leaking personal, banking details
Source: James Manning, The Age
Google says mobile payments growing fast but wont catch on overnight
Source: Stephen Lawson, ARN
Executives switch on to social media
Source: James Hutchinson
Investment firms feeling bullish on BYOD
Source: Ellen Messmer, Computerworld NZ
HSBC banking websites recover from DoS attack
Source: Ben Woods, ZDNet
A surgeon at work: NABs head of operations, Gavin Slater
Source: Kath Walters, The Power Index
Banking CIOs responsible for video marketing
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Banking’s new battleground: Digital natives
Source: Mark Cameron, BRW
EXCLUSIVE: Technology trumps people in safe banking – Rogue Trader
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
JP Morgan Treasury Services presents eBAM technology
Source: BBR Staff Writer, BBR
Future planet – the future of services
Source: David Tow, The International News Magazine
NTT Docomo selects MasterCard for contactless payments in Japan
Source: BBR
Debit cards steal marketshare from credit cards, mobile payments on the move
Source: Peter Dinham, iTwire
Banks still upbeat on NFC despite iPhone 5 disappointment
Source: Adam Bender, Computerworld
NAB trading platform switchover draws user criticism
Source: Technology Spectator
Businesses to be accountable for all social media posts
Source: TV NZ
Kiwis internet smartphone usage 2.5m
Source: 3 News
Google eyes Australian credit cards
Source: Source: David Ramli and Ruth Liew, Australian Financial Review
The gamification of retail banking services
Source: The Financial Brand
Building competitive advantage
Source: Sim Ahmed, CIO NZ
Interview: Banks must focus on APIs and apps, not applications – Gartner analyst
Source: Silicon Republic
Glitches hit ANZ banking systems
Source: Chris Zappone, Sydney Morning Herald
OCBC partners with PlayMoolah to address child financial literacy
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Bupa eyes cloud after IT transformation
Source: Liz Tay, ITNews
IT professionals need business skills: CBA CIO
Source: Spandas Lui, ZDNet
Missing NFC in iPhone 5 surprised NAB
Source: Adam Bender, Computerworld
Digital banking driving growth in Citi’s consumer banking
Source: The Asset
Banking made easier for the blind with ‘talking ATM’
Source: The Star Online
Visa boasts doubling of P2P payments in emerging markets
Source: finextra
Online security: how safe are you?
Source: The Malay Mail
Alliance unveils next gen online banking
Source: Business Times
UOB to double loans to region’s small businesses
Source: The Shi Ning, Asiaone
State players should determine cross-border data laws
Source: Jamie Yap, ZDNet
ANZ challenges Google, Apple
Source: David Ramli, Financial Review
ANZ NZ says its trialing and/or rolling out several of the technology innovations just unveiled by its parent in Australia
Source: Gareth Vaughan, interest.co.nz
NAB contactless payment on its way
Source: David Ramli, Financial Review
NFC to stick finger in biometrics banking: Expert
Source: Spandas Lui, ZDNet
Westpacs mainframe move a winner
Source: Fran Foo, The Australian
ROI metrics retard IT innovation: Harte
Source: Liz Tay, ITNews
Banks top satisfaction surveys
Source: Voxy.co.nz
Google launches credit card in UK
Source: Simon Sharwood, The Register
Offshoring myths perpetuating IT skills shortage: Westpac CIO
Source: Spandas Lui, ZDNet
Payments chiefs prepare for RBA challenge
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Fingerprints the new ATM PINs
Source: Karen Collier, The Australian
NAB takes IT off its books
Source: Brett Winterford, IT News
RBA urges banks to fix payments scheme
Source: Andrew Cornell, Financial Review
Mobile phone bank phobia dulls dawn of cashless trading
Source: Chris Zappone, Sydney Morning Herald
Aussie insurer appoints new MD
Source: Cameron Brown, Insurance Business
Super funds want computer trading checks
Source: Ruth Liew, Financial Review
The changing role of the bank CIO
Source: Bryan Yurcan, Bank Systems & Technology
US electronic banking operations under siege
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
ANZ’s Smith banks on an Asian legacy
Source: Andrew Cornell and John Kehoe, Financial Review
China set to approve global NFC standard for cashless payments
Source: Steven Millward, Tech In Asia
Transactional Banking and Mobile Payments in China: An Emerging Opportunity
Source: Arabic Knowledge, Wharton
KBank introduces mPOS service, with Nok Air as first client
Source: The Nation
Speaking Out: Mobile Banking
Source: Atty. Ignacio R. Bunye, Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation
CIOs should get to know their Chief Legal Officers
Source: Lauren Brousell, CIO Asia
Visa edges closer to re-entering Myanmar
Source: Tim McLaughlin, The Myanmar Times
United India launches mobile premium payment facility
Source: Press Trust of India, NDTV Gadgets
Financial inclusion to address poverty
Source: Business World Online
Citi launches alternative trading platform Citi Cross
Source: BBR
Bank on app alert
Source: Susan Edmunds, The New Zealand Herald
ASB Bank apologises for technical glitch
Source: The New Zealand Herald
iPhone, iPad video banking could spell the end for branches
Source: The Financial Brand
ASB launches Windows phone app
Source: Voxy
Westpac sees more digital banking, launches budgeting app
Source: Paul McBeth, The National Business Review
Banks: Contactless, NFC are solutions looking for problems
Source: Spandas Lui, ZDNet
Consumer Watchdog: Tech leap cuts bulk in wallet
Source: John Weekes, The New Zealand Herald
Why Apples NFC snub is bad for banks
Source: Brett King, Technology Spectator
Addressing the top four big data challenges
Source: Hamish Barwick, CIO
ANZ to Cut 200 Technology Positions in New Zealand Brand Merger
Source: Fox Business
DBS branches to showcase student technology innovation
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Australians slow to embrace mobile banking
Source: Chris Zappone, Sydney Morning Herald
Upgrades usher in banks’ technological age
Source: George Liondis, Australian Financial Review
Banks begin to mobilise the forces
Source: Emma Connors, Australian Financial Review
CommBank standardises in-house fleet on iPhone
Source: Renai LeMay, Delimeter
Turn to online banking drives ATM withdrawal
Source: Eric Johnston, Sydney Morning Herald
Mobile tellers take banking by storm
Source: Beverly Head, Australian Financial Review
Why no NFC in the iPhone hurts banks more than Apple
Source: Brett King, The Huffington Post
Mobile banking expands in rural areas
Source: Ted P. Torres, The Philippine Star
KBank boosts mobile and cyber-banking services
Source: Asina Pornwasin, The Nation
BAY offers alternative to card readers
Source: Sucheera Pinijparakarn, The Nation
HTC Droids get working bonk-payment NFC setup in China
Source: Bill Ray, The Register
Visa Card eyes local partners post-sanctions
Source: May Lay, The Irrawaddy
Will banks use Aadhaar while migrating to EMV?
Source: Swati Prasad, ZDNet
Banks develop more services for mobile market
Source: Viet Nam News
Visa works hard to retain edge as NPCI enters the fray
Source: Business Standard
Utama to become SGXs Chief Operations and Technology Officer
Source: Today Online
Visa CEO talks consumer tech, mobile payments
Source: Floridatoday.com
Another mobile wallet trial to start in Auckland
Source: Geekzone
Upgrades usher in banks’ technological age
Source: George Liondis, Australian Financial Review
CommBank standardises in-house fleet on iPhone
Source: Renai LeMay, Delimeter
Amanda Morrall talks to Kiwibank’s John Scully...
Source: Amanda Morrall, Interest.co.nz
JP Morgan embraces BYOD policy
Source: Chris Jager, iTnews
Bank branches to shut as online activity grows
Source: Jeff Whalley. news.com.au
Forecast 2013: Setting a mobile risk management strategy
Source: Bob Violino, Computerworld NZ
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Source: FST Media
Mobile applications and data analytics shape the future for banking
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Movers and shakers at ANZ
Source: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Legislation driving technology innovation in Super
Source: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Online and mobile shaping the future for Super funds
Source: Jessica Fell, FST Media
NAB rolls out new online trading arm
Source: Supratim Adhikari, Technology Spectator
Behind the iPhone 5’s lack of NFC
Source: Adam Turner, Sydney Morning Herald
St George launches latest mobile, online banking services
Source: Peter Dinham, ITWire
MasterCard opens PayPass UI to developers
Source: Stephanie Mlot, PC Magazine
Proper system needed for banking in remote areas
Source: The Hindu Business Line
MasterCard reinvests in NFC
Source: Clint Demeritt, techradar
Mobile devices are going to be the next wave of technology in banking
Source: KTP Radhika, Express Computer
Asia CIOs urged to step up biz priorities
Source: Jamie Yap, ZDNet
Standard Chartered debuts emerging markets custody platform
Source: Banking Technology Magazine
Banks need to transform to boost margins: execs
Source: Wang Xinyuan, Global Times
Western Union partners with ICBC for account based money transfer services
Source: Banking Business Review
MoneyGram boosts money transfer biz
Source: NASDAQ
MasterCard and Visa: Cage match in Myanmar
Source: John Grgurich, Daily Finance
First debit cards in limited use in Burma now
Source: Mizzima News
CommBank streamlines IT staff behind NetBank, other apps
Source: Michael Lee, ZDNet
No NFC? No big deal
Source: David Bannister, Telecoms.com
More TSB Scammers face court action
Source: Lyn Humphreys, Stuff.co.nz
Case study: ING Direct taps big data to understand customers
Source: Spandas Lui, ZDNet
ING builds app store for external devs
Source: Liz Tay, iTnews
FBI warns financial institutions are being highly targeted by fraudsters
Source: Michael Cooney, Computerworld NZ
Mastercard intros PayPass UI SDK for Android, Blackberry developers
Source: Rachel King, ZDNet
Citi hungry for Diners Boost
Source: Caroline Henshaw, Wall Street Journal
Making finance fun: Gamification, the new frontier of customer engagement
Source: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Legislation driving technology innovation in Super
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Movers and shakers at ANZ
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Online and mobile shaping the future for Super funds
Byline: Jessica Fell, FST Media
Free smartphones, tablets the new business model
Source: Brian Corrigan, Australian Financial Review
No NFC for you, iPhone 5. Heres Apples explanation
Source: Charles Cooper, CNet
Aussie banks eye video frontier
Source: Chris Jager, iTnews
Super funds all a-Twitter over social media
Source: Ruth Liew, Australian Financial Review
Westpac joins Australia Post digital mail drive
Source: iTnews
Where are the women in IT?
Source: Rebecca Merrett, CIO
No role for propeller heads in cloud era IT departments
Source: Stuart Corner, iTwire
For bank chief, it’s the power of two
Source: Brian Corrigan, Australian Financial Review
Bank reaches out to far-flung customers
Source: Richard Meadows, Stuff.co.nz
Banking apps that are garnering international attention
Source: Amanda Morrall, Interest.co.nz
BNZ wins ‘best small business bank’ award
Source: Voxy
Windows Phone users can now access Westpac mobile banking
Source: Adam Bender, Computerworld
Review: mobile payment needs better compatibility
Source: Anick Jesdanun, Sydney Morning Herald
Fujitsu’s Perpetual windfall
Source: Supratim Adhikari
Moving apps from old IT to new cloud a challenge
Source: Spandas Lui, ZDNet
Mobile money is not forever
Source: Nicola Mawson, ITweb
Making finance fun: Gamification, the new frontier of customer engagement
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Philippines launches first-ever mobile money project
Source: Mindanao Examiner
HKMA e-bill to bring easier cross-border yuan settlement
Source: Oswald Chen, China Daily
Navigating the future
Source: Zhang Chunyan, China Daily
BI seeks way to process credit card transactions locally
Source: Grace Dwitiya Amianti, Jakarta Globe
Farmers to receive 2 million more credit cards in fiscal 2013
Source: Bangkok Post
Card giants lead rush to Myanmar
Source: Shibani Mahtani and Patrick Barta
For Bankers, work-from-home benefits staff & boost profits
Source: Anita Bhoir & Kailash Babar, The Economic Times
Buy Visa: A secular growth story of Financial Technology
Source: Seeking Alpha
iPhone 5 with NFC: is that hat the mobile-payment market needs?
Source: Michelle Maisto, eWeek
Review: mobile payment needs better compatibility
Source: Anick Jesdanun, Sydney Morning Herald
First generation of computer programmers to die and skills shortage leaves software vulnerable
Source: Claire Connelly, Herald Sun
Windows Phone users can now access Westpac mobile banking
Source: Adam Bender, Computerworld
Bank reaches out to far-flung customers
Source: Richard Meadows, Stuff.co.nz
New banking apps from Westpac that are garnering...
Source: Amanda Morrall, Interest.co.nz
Review: mobile payment needs better compatibility
Source: Anick Jesdanun, Sydney Morning Herald
How technology is changing banking
Source: Zahra Khan, Live mint.com
Mobile money is not forever
Source: Nicola Mawson, ITweb
Bank customers want video services: Telstra
Source: Adam Bender, Computerworld
NAB internet banking site goes down
Source: Chris Zappone, Sydney Morning Herald
Credit cards lure the top end
Source: Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop, New York Times
Review: mobile payment needs better compatibility
Source: Anick Jesdanun, Sydney Morning Herald
Mobile payments are ready for primetime, and technology is to blame
Source: Chris Ziegler, The Verge
Credit Union Australia pilots thin clients
Source: Liz Tay, iTnews
Overhaul clears path through intranet jungle
Source: Sylvia Pennington, Sydney Morning Herald
Fujitsu’s Perpetual windfall
Source: Supratim Adhikari, Technology Spectator
Westpac dips toes in Windows Phone OS
Source: Chris Jager, iTnews
Moving apps from old IT to new cloud a challenge: NAB
Source: Spandas Lui, ZDNet
NAB and UBank suffers Internet banking outage
Source: Spandas Lui, ZDnet
ANZ releases goMoney app for Android
Source: Harrison Polites, Technology Spectator
Artificial Intelligence leading the way for financial services technology innovation
Source: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Biometrics beneficial to banking sector
Source: Rawlson King, Biometric Update
Five key hurdles before NFC goes mainstream
Source: Steven Heller, The Motley Fool
Merging e-commerce and banking
Source: Hu Rongping, Lan Binzhen and Zhang Ke, The Economic Observer
IT leaders face pay cut after Tokyo Stock Exchange network outage
Source: Antony Savvas, CIO Asia
Banking in the age of Facebook, social media
Source: Doris C. Dumlao, Inquirer Technology
Is it time to log on to social media banking in India?
Source: First Post
Bank customers must remain cautious, says ombudsman
Source: The Times of India
Mobile payments to take off in China over the next three years
Source: Mobile Commerce Press
Credit cards lure the top end
Source: Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop, New York Times
Artificial Intelligence leading the way for financial services technology innovation
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
ANZ reveals business banking app
Source: Beverly Head, ITWire
Comm Bank CIO: Future of banking is real-time, personal
Source: Rohan Pearce, CIO.com.au
Bank offers remote sign up
Source: Richard Meadows, Stuff.co.nz
Banking chiefs identify game-changers in financial services
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
IT cadet program providing dividends for Bendigo and Adelaide Bank
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
CBA open to financial system inquiry
Source: George Liondis, Australian Financial Review
Reserve bank appoints CIO
Source: Liz Tay, iTnew
Technology and reputation key to navigating through market volatility: NAB
Source: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Phones ring in bank’s future
Source: Chris Zappone, Sydney Morning Herald
APAC banks evaluate NFC Models and Mobile Wallet Alternatives
Source: Ritesh Gupta, Daily Deal Media
Bank outsourcing rules revised
Source: Prinz P. Matulis, The Philippine Star
ING chief chooses retro hits over gadgets
Source: Vesna Poljak, Australian Financial Review
American Express appoints new CIO
Source: Anh Nguyen, CIO Asia
Visa, Mastercard on the way, says banke
Source: http://www.mmtimes.com/2012/business/639/biz63901.html
Companies warned of social media responsibility
Source: Tony Field, 3 News
Cool Tech: Mobile banking with Siri-like voice commands
Source: The Financial Brand
The Klout-influenced credit score would give credit where it isn’t due
Source: Willy Staley, Business Insider
Savvy managers care for staff
Source: Reico Wong, AsiaOne
Phones ring in bank’s future
Source: Chris Zappone, Sydney Morning Herald
Big data creeps out online customers
Source: David Ramli, Australian Financial Review
Chartis implements consumer survey system
Source: Voxy
Movenbank deposits $2.4 million of seed capital
Source: Growthbusiness.co.uk
Online speed nurtures consumer trust
Source: Ben Collins, Financial Standard
Financial services and banking dominating Australian spending, but growth rate expected to slow: IDC
Source: Andrew Sadauskas, Smart Company
Hackers can bank on NFC
Source: Liam Tung, Sydney Morning Herald
Phone cash beats money in wallet
Source: Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson, News.com.au
ASX calls for new limits on trading’s black hole
Source: Eric Johnston, Sydney Morning Herald
For Chinese using online banking, forget Firefox, Chrome, or Mac
Source: Steven Millward, Tech in Asia
State-of-the-art, fingerprint-enabled debit cards debut in rural Vietnam
Source: Terence Lee, SGE
Technology and reputation key to navigating through market volatility: NAB
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Report: 100 million NFC phones to ship in 2012
Source: NFCNews
RBI opens mobile banking security lab in India
Source: Telecom Lead
CBRC sets up IT supervision department
Source: Bao Chang, China Daily
Singapore NFC services to finally go live
Source: Liau Yun Qing, ZDnet
The future of the bank branch: nimble, customer-focused and stylish
Source: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Financial services and banking dominating Australian spending, but growth rate expected to slow: IDC
Source: Andrew Sadauskas, Smart Company
P2P Payments: Why banks need to dive in now
Source: Jonathan Camhi
Digital wallets wave in new era
Source: Elisabeth Sexton, Sydney Morning Herald
Westpac takes back outsourced service desks
Source: Liz Tay, ITNews
Westpac trials NFC payments
Source: Spandas Lui, ZDNet
Financial firms lack complaint systems
Source: Tamsyn Parker, NZ Herald
IAG New Zealand has new CIO
Source: Divina Paredes, CIO New Zealand
The future of the banking branch: nimble, customer-focused and stylish
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Why CIOs find business case for UC difficult: IDC
Source: Rebecca Merrett, CIO Australia
The slow shift from cash economies to mobile banking
Source: Isobel Coleman, Democracy in Development
Apple’s AuthenTec deal may signal iPhone e-wallet fingerprint security
Source: Neil Hughes, Apple Insider
Myanmar may allow foreign credit cards by 2013
Source: AAP, Bloomberg Businessweek
Firms look to e-commerce to boost trade
Source: Viet Nam News
RBAP uses technology in expanding banking services in the countryside
Source: Malaya Business Insight
Quarter of world’s banks suffered cyber-attacks in past year: Deloitte
Source: AAP, Technology Spectator
Asia’s ‘cash culture’ hinders mobile POS takeoff
Source: Liau Yun Qing, ZDNet
St George vows to become better banker to SMEs
Source: George Frazis, Australian Financial Review
HSBC reporting restructure flows to local bank
Source: John Kehoe, Australian Financial Review
Slowing finance sector still drives tech spending
Source: Ruth Liew, Australian Financial Review
Kiwibank on top for customer satisfaction
Source: ONE News
NAB’s virtual call centre complete
Source: Paul Smith, Australian Financial Review
Technology experience invaluable for CEO role: ICT Minister
Source: Sim Ahmed, CIO NZ
CommBank signs up Pi developers
Source: David Braue, iTnews
Apple acquisition of AuthenTec fuels speculation on mobile payments debut
Source: Dawinderpal Sahota, Banking Technology Magazine
IDC: Enterprise mobility – Only a matter of when, not if
Source: Anup Varier, CIO Australia
Aussie CIOs dip their toes into BYOD
Source: Suzanne Tindal, ZDNet
Bank branches face obsolescence
Source: Inside Retail
NIB boss’ healthy interest in technology goes beyond work
Source: Vesna Poljak, Australian Financial Review
Disastrous patch cripples CommBank
Source: Renai LeMay, Delimeter
Westpac launches new tablet app
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Real-time payment platform still needs strong business case: APACA CEO
Source: Rebecca Merrett, CIO Australia
Bank IT spending on the rise
Source: Bryan Yurcan, Bank Systems & Technology
ING Direct Australia overhauls access control
Source: Chris Jager, iTnews
Citi plots its mobile strategy for commercial cards
Source: John Adams, American Banker
Online banking now more popular
Source: Business Times
Banks need big data to trump Google, Amazon: analyst
Source: Michael Lee, ZDnet
PayPal nabs Card.io to expand digital wallet options
Source: Rachel King, ZDNet
WTO rules against China in electronics payments case
Source: Banking Business Review
Dark side of the online shopping boom: credit card fraud soars
Source: Eric Johnston, Brisbane Times
Citibank planning Facebook banking?
Source: Press Trust of India
‘Card not present’ fraud rockets
Source: Ian Rogers, Banking Day
Cashing in on a payment revolution
Source: Christopher Niesche, Sydney Morning Herald
Staying afloat: NAB CIO, Adam Bennett
Source: Stephanie McDonald, CIO
Banks mull customers’ social value
Source: Liam Tung, iTnews
Agility key to banking innovation
Source: Cynthia Karena, Sydney Morning Herald
Q&A: Suncorp Life CIO, Fiona Floyd
Source: Rebecca Merrett, CIO Australia
Westpac trials small business payment app
Source: Stephanie McDonald, CIO Australia
CBA becomes a technology vendor
Source: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Analysts positive on CBA’s bold hardware play
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
CBA becomes a technology vendor
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Coombe in line for top slot if Sony Bank enters
Source: Nabila Ahmed and John Kehoe, Australian Financial Review
Insurance Group confident of growth in Asia
Source: Neville D’Cruz, Bernama
Cashing in on Kaching
Source: Stilgherrian, Technology Spectator
CUA sweeps aside final floods debris
Source: Spandas Lui, ZDNet
Square CTO: We’re not worried about NFC
Source: Rachel King, ZDNet
Beefing up for mobile banking
Source: Daljit Dhesi, The Star Online
Singapore firms favour public Clouds over private Clouds
Source: Jamie Yap, ZDNet
Pawnshops, sari-sari stores offer soon banking services
Source: Jimmy C. Calapati, Malaya Business Insight
PayPal looks to Mobile Payments and Partnerships with Banks to stay on top
Source: Jonathan Camhi, Bank Systems & Technology
Building technology for high frequency trading
Source: Juha Saarinen, iTnews
Kiwibank buys out NZ Home Loans
Source: Richard Meadows, Stuff.co.nz
Smith loss could reshape ANZ
Source: Eric Johnston, SMH
Can CBA’s Kaching for Android do NFC? IT can’t
Source: Spandas Lui, ZDNet
CBA keen for tradies’ payments
Source: Brian Corrigan, AFR
The Geek debt crisis
Source: Mark McDonald, Technology Spectator
Global IT spending to increase to A$3.5 trillion
Source: Stephanie McDonald, Computerworld
Sony bank “not a threat” to Australian brokers
Source: Caroline Dann, Australian Broker Online
Virtual wallet logical step for smartphones
Source: Diana Clement, NZ Herald
Kiwibank ranked number one for happy customers – survey
Source: ONE News
Banking Outage Prevention Tips
Source: John Adams, American Banker
Citi expands mobile alerts for global Commercial Cards clients
Source: finextra
Singapore banks to deploy improved electronic payments system
Source: Channel News Asia
Asia’s financial sector still wary of Cloud
Source: Kevin Kwang, ZDNet
Coming soon: Life insurance policies on a real-time basis
Source: Naladri Bhattacharya, Business Standard
BDO, Smart bring mobile banking to new heights
Source: Ted P. Torres, Philstar
The mobile payment landscape unfolds
Source: Tyler Hay, Seeking Alpha
Survey: Banks strengthen online security teams to fight cyber threat
Source: T.C Seow, CIO Asia
APRA team eyes Indian IT outsourcing standards
Source: Paul Smith, Australian Financial Review
Cyberinsurance adoption especially ‘cold’ in APAC
Source: Jamie Yap, ZDNet
Sony’s the frontrunner for local mortgage market
Source: John Kehoe, Australian Financial Review
CIO puts financial foot forward
Source: Michael Hickins, Wall Street Journal
CIOs in search of IT simplicity
Source: Kim S. Nash, CIO Australia
CBA banks on Gen-i for call centres
Source: Suzanne Tindal, ZDNet
Disappearing cash gives way to e-wallet
Source: Nick Galvin, Brisbane Times
Multi-banking on the rise
Source: David Chaplin, NZ Herald
NAB no clearer on mobile payment strategy
Source: James Hutchinson, iTnews
Customers urged to review new Code of Banking Practice Source
Source: Voxy
New Zealand bank wants to be Facebook friends
Source: Adam Bender, CIO Australia
NFC mobile payments to exceed $US180 billion in 2017
Source: Anuradha Shukla, ARN
Banking’s future could be on Facebook
Source: Brett King, Technology Spectator
Power in banking relationship shifts dramatically to consumer
Source: inaudit
Asian banks must customise its approach
Source: Foo Mee Har, The Hindu Business Line
Financial illiteracy hinders Asia’s m-payments uptake
Source: Mahesh Sharma, ZDNet Asia
Chinese Banks Move to Smart Cards
Source: Source: Alex Ferreras, LoanSafe.org
Standard Chartered Bank introduces India’s first instant online Credit Card approval solution
Source: Sekina Babwani, The Times of India
Sneaky banks fail to announce new fees
Source: Viet Nam News
Citibank offers flexible card reactivation
Source: Thomas Zink, Banking and Payments Asia
How Citibank uses Twitter to improve customer service
Source: Lauren Brousell, CIO Asia
New boss for Reserve Bank announced
Source: One News, TVNZ
HSBC launches online brokerage
Source: John Kavanagh, Banking Day
Regional banks have edge in tech race
Source: Ruth Liew, Australian Financial Review
Big Data makes CIOs relevant again: Facebook CIO
Source: Juha Saarinen, iTNews
Big Data helps banks with customer intimacy
Source: Suzanne Tindal, ZDNet Australia
CIO Summit: Embrace third platform to survive, says IDC
Source: Sim Ahmed, CIO New Zealand
IDC forecasts strong growth in enterprise social software spending
Source: Juan Carlos Perez, CIO
Digital wallets drop the cards but not the fees
Source: Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal
Technology to reshape competition: Gartner
Source: Brian Corrigan, Australian Financial Review
CommBank extends cloud storage trial
Source: Liz Tay, itnews
CUA core system to launch early 2013
Source: Beverley Head, iTWire
Online insurance first to feel the bite of commoditisation
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Citibank unveils new security measures
Source: Neo Chai Chin, Channel News Asia
New product head, regional sales head for Citis wholesale cards platform
Source: The Asset
DBS Bank launches instant mobile rewards redemption app
Source: Meghna Mukerjee, Banking and Payments Asia
US, PHL deal gives more Pinoys access to mobile banking
Source: Michaela Del Callar, GMA News
Complicated m-payments industry needs standards
Source: Ellyne Phneah, ZDNet Asia
8 questions that will dominate enterprise Cloud adoption
Source: Brandon Butler, CIO Asia
Vietnam automates state agency salary payments
Source: Ha Doan, Asia Pacific Future Gov
ANZ to hire 70 bankers in Asia
Source: Brisbane Times
ASB customers embrace mobile apps
Source: Tom Pullar-Strecker, Stuff.co.nz
‘Old school’ systems are out: get with the program
Source: David Ramli, Australian Financial Review
Bank battle of the apps hots up
Source: Paul Smith, Australian Financial Review
Where next for HFT?
Source: Dan Barnes, Banking Technology
How to develop a winning strategy for Big Data
Source: Howard D. Elias, CIO.co.nz
Facebook and Video Games: Is this the Bank of the Future?
Source: Bryan Yurcan, Bank Systems & Technology
Banks: Hackers more aggressive in attacking customer accounts
Source: Ellen Messmer, Network World
Cardless ATMs on horizon for Australian customers
Source: East & Partners
Most business leaders have no faith in IT
Source: Antony Savvas, CIO Asia
Innovation without focus on customer experience a ‘pointless’ exercise
Byline: Matthew Sainsbury, FST Media
Online banking exposes social divide
Source: Ninemsn
Android phones more exposed to malware says NAB
Source: Banking Review Media
Banks, retail must embrace mobile: Google
Source: James Hutchinson, itnews
Westpac to develop technology in-house
Source: Lia Timson, SMH
Countdown, ASB and govt tout mobile app success
Source: Sim Ahmed and Sarah Putt, Computerworld NZ
CommBank Suppliers compete for portable workloads
Source: Liz Tay, itnews
Tech core to Suncorp’s $275m program
Source: Australian Financial Review
Dial M for mobile banking apps
Source: Tom Pullar-Strecker, stuff.co.nz
ASB upgrades banking app
Source: stuff.co.nz
Facilitating the Social Media Conversation
Byline: By Alyson Mitchell, Journalist, FS ...
Zurich appoints new Executive General Manager of SME
Byline: By Matthew Sainsbury, Senior Journ ...
Technology places CBA into top 100 global brands
Byline: By Matthew Sainsbury, Senior Journ ...
Deutsche Bank introduces Autobahn App Market in APAC
Source: The Asset
Mission-critical apps not up for cloud
Source: ZDnet Asia
Sun Life PH has new CIO
Source: Malaya Business Insight
Singapore tops Mobile Payments Readiness Index, Philippines second in Southeast Asia
Source: SGEntreprenuers
Interbank Mobile Payment Service for corporates launched in India
Source: The Asset
China UnionPay’s growing global reach
Source: Thomas Zink, Banking & Payments Asia
CEOs demand CIO prepare for growth and mobility
Source: CIO Asia
Business Intelligence key to beating competition from Google, Paypal
Byline: By Matthew Sainsbury, Senior Journ ...
More Kiwis now saving
Source: William Mace, stuff.co.nz
CommBank’s new game targets executives
Source: Banking Review Media
Deposits help boost BNZ earnings
Source: Tamsyn Parker, NZ Herald
NAB: Tech investment paying off
Source: Tim Lohman, CIO Australia
Skills shortage: companies being too picky?
Source: Darren Greenwood, ZDNet Australia
Business banking moves into mobile
Source: Sally Rose, The Australian Financial Review
New GM of technology appointed at ANZ National
Source: CIO NZ
JP Morgan needs better info
Source: Beverley Head, iTWire
Is iBanking Apples next big play?
Source: Richard Meadows, stuff.co.nz
Hostage crisis in the cloud: Can you rescue your data back?
Source: Stephanie Overby, CIO NZ
Myanmar: Asia Pacific’s new financial market?
Byline: By Matthew Sainsbury, Senior Journ ...
Boomers turn to the net to access superannuation
Source: Bela Moore, Money Management
Banking on finding your weak spots
Source: Deborah Gough, Brisbane Times
Speculation over job cuts at St George
Source: Chris Zappone, The Age
Regional bank tries to conjure Apple magic
Source: Adam Smith, Australian Broker Online
AP banks to kick off core banking projects
Source: Jack Loo, CIO Asia
RHB Now Mobile Banking app available
Source: Business Times
Asia-Pacific Manufacturers Holding Back on Cloud Adoption
Source: CFO Innovation
MoneyGram services expanded to 10,000 Bank of China locations in China
Source: Thomas Zink, Banking and Payments Asia
Credit Card Bill
Source: James Middleton, Telecoms.com
Regulations force BCA to close shop in Malaysia
Source: Thomas Zink
JPMorgan Relocates Key Executive To Asia
Source: Tom Braithewaite, Paul Davies and Henny Sender, VCCircle
Strong cash withdrawal earnings
Source: Somruedi Banchongduang, Bangkok Post
11th Annual Innovators of the Year
Source: John Adams and Penny Crosman, Bank Technology News
Technology core to Narev’s Bank of the Future
Byline: By Matthew Sainsbury and Alyson Mi ...
Allied Bank, BDO, HSBC Philippines and Metrobank Recognised: Philippine banks among the best in card marketing
Source: Mayala Business Insight
Eftpos innovation complication
Source: Harrison Polites. Technology Spectator
Countering the cloud debate
Source: Andrea Di Maio, Technology Spectator
Breaking free from business alignment
Source: Kevin Noonan, CIO NZ
ANZ says branches will close
Source: Michael Bennet, The Australian
Identity service to be extended to private sector
Source: Tom Pullar-Strecker, stuff.co.nz
Floating rates: RaboDirect and Shine channel challenger spirit, take aim at big bad banks
Source: Ben Fahy, Stop Press
Kiwibank wins top major bank
Source: Richard Meadows, stuff.co.nz
Probe underway into bank payment failures
Source: Hamish Rutherford, stuff.co.nz
Mobile wallet trial to start in May
Source: TVNZ
Demystifying the Big Data hype
Byline: By Matthew Sainsbury, Senior Journ ...
Technology to keep CBA ahead of pack
Source: Elizabeth Knight, Sydney Morning Herald
Tech refresh enables Aussie jobs: CBA
Source: Luke Hopewell, ZDNet
St George app increases its bank ability
Source: Paul Smith, The Australian Financial Review
Aussie upstart OzForex takes on banks in travel money card market
Source: Peter Dinham, iTWire
BYO devices driving mobile device management market
Source: Peter Dinham, iTWire
Computer Trojan horse steals credit card details from hotel reception software
Source: CIO Australia
Mobile growth drives BNZ security evolution
Source: Karen Joy Provo, tone
CBAs Kiwi CEO Ian Narev says ASB is a domestic brand; CBA wont talk of cross selling; Sees big changes driven by technological innovation
Source: Gareth Vaughan, interest.co.nz
TSB joins banking app race
Source: stuff.co.nz
Poppy Day Appeal in twitter first
Source: Voxy.co.nz
Banking apps ‘puffery’ is anything but
Source: Andrew Cornell, The Australian Financial Review
Smartphone wallets going mainstream: poll
Source: SBS World News Australia
Are BYOD workers more productive?
Source: Tom Kaneshige, Computerworld NZ
The Facebook effect
Source: Divina Paredes, CIO NZ
Many banks failing on social media
Source: WARC
CIOs still dismissed as mere techies by CEOs
Source: Julian Goldsmith, CIO NZ
Citibank launches suite of Mobile Banking Apps; World class banking now truly at your fingertips
Source: Malaya Business Insight
Citi banks on China, Asia for increased growth
Source: Lin Yanqin, Today Online
OCBC launches credit card with interest-free instalments for any purchase
Source: Thomas Zink, Banking Payments Asia
75% of worlds poor unbanked but mobile phones revolutionising access
Source: finextra
Malaysian banks invited to expand in Pakistan
Source: Pakistan Observer
Janice Lee Bank Sarasin’s new Head of Credit Management Asia
Source: Thomas Zink, Banking&Payments Asia
Punjab National Bank to set up 24-hours eLobby
Source: Meghna Mukerjee, Banking&Payments Asia
CIOs can strengthen your board of directors
Source: cio.com
Westpac opening for business in India
Source: The Age
Credit card market increasingly polarised
Source: Banking Day
ASX shares new data centre with Singaporean firm
Source: Liz Tay, itnews
Gaps in social media adviser uptake revealed
Source: Melanie Timbrell, Financial Standard Online
Technology Spectator: Bring-your-own-device disaster
Source: Harrison Polites, Business Spectator
US Bank launches augmented reality iPhone application
Source: Banking Business Review
OCBC’s new CEO aims to boost China, Indonesia revenue
Source: Sanat Vallikappen, Bloomberg
Cybercrime a growing threat to the financial services sector
Source: CFO innovation Asia
DBS Bank to boost China franchise with injection of over 2 billion yuan
Source: The China Post
ANZ appoints head of institutional banking in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand
Source: The Asset
Can banks find a rainbow in the cloud?
Source: Dan Morris, Computerworld
Use phone to move funds
Source: Sakina Babwani, The Times of India
Cloud computing skills shortage forces CIOs to grow their own
Source: Meridith Levinson, CIO Asia
Tweeting, blogging for work fraught with risks
Source: Liau Yun Qing , ZDNet Asia
Why Open Source is the key to cloud innovation
Source: Thor Olavsrud, CIO Asia
Westpac wants bigger slice
Source: The Age
J.P. Morgan adopts Agile in Australia
Source: Liz Tay, itnews
New CEO of New Zealand Bankers Association Kirk Hope says key RBNZ regulatory moves lack policy justification
Source: Gareth Vaughan, interest.co.nz
BNZ money laundering detection goes to Oracle
Source: Stephen Allely, The National Business Review
Credit card numbers on the rise
Source: 3 News
Using live chat to reconnect with online customers
Source: Bank Systems & Technology
Bank of New Zealand reduces ATM downtime by a third with NCR predictive services
Source: MarketWatch – The Wall Street Journal
Banking technology goes consumer
Source: finextra
Tool tracks end user cloud experience
Source: Beverly Head, iTWire
Massive jump in mobile money transfers predicted
Source: Peter Dinham, iTWire
CommBank vendors to address MacBook gripes
Source: Liz Tay, itnews
The ultimate banking app guide
Source: Liz Phillips, Technology Spectator
Australia first in line to receive American Express card-less payment solution
Source: Harrison Polites, Technology Spectator
Majority of Web users bank online – poll
Source: Finextra
Call to abolish ATM fees in remote communities
Source: Lisa Mosley, ABC News
How to avoid the perils of virtualization and Cloud stall
Source: CIO Australia
Australia’s CFOs ahead on mobile payments: HSBC
Source: Australian Banking & Finance
National Australia Bank Ltd. : NAB to launch new multi-currency pre-paid card
Source: 4-traders
Sandy Flockhart retires from HSBC
Source: Lara Wozniak, FinanceAsia
Global core banking market set to reach $5.1 billion as banks loosen purse strings - Celent
Source: Finextra
Malaysian banks advised to tap social media
Source: Cesar Tordesillas, Asian Banking & Finance
Maximizing database performance top biz concern
Source: Jamie Yap , ZDNet Asia
IndiaFirst Life sets new benchmarks for online insurance
Source: Sneha Jha, CIO Indonesia
3,000 key players participated in last week’s smart technology platform CARTES in Asia in Hong Kong
Source: Financial Post
China to build up new insurance supervisory mechanisms - paper
Source: Reuters
The CIO enters the era of disruption
Source: Thornton A. May, CIO Asia
Cloud vs virtualisation: What do bankers prefer?
Source: Roxanne Uy, Asian Banking & Finance
Westpac keeps tight rein on gadget use
Source: Paul Smith, The Australian Financial Review
Banking faces its digital revolution
Source: Richard Meadows, stuff.co.nz
Westpac cloud project mothballed
Source: Brett Winterford, itnews.com.au
Eftpos skimmers: 4 arrests in scam
Source: Andrew Koubaridis, nzherald.co.nz
Kiwis heavy users of ATMs overseas
Source: ONE News
Bank-to-bank fund transfers speed up
Source: Tom Pullar-Strecker, stuff.co.nz
The six best personal cloud storage choices for your stuff
Source: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, ZDNet
ATMs could run out of cash
Source: 3 News
Banking, shopping and job hunting online
Source: Patricia Reaney, stuff.co.nz
Westpac dawdles in branch performance
Source: Eric Johnston, The Sydney Morning Herald
JP Morgan splurges $30m on local tech
Source: Beverley Head, iTWire
Visa drops card processor after breach
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
CBA makes it easier for businesses over Easter
Source: East & Partners
Mobility, BI top priorities for ANZ CIOs: Gartner
Source: Hamish Barwick, CIO Australia
Change makes Teachers largest mutual bank
Source: Eric Johnston, The Sydney Morning Herald
MLC MasterKey Business Super upgrades clearing house
Source: Rachel Davis, Financial Standard
DBS to test Indonesian openness with $7.2 bln takeover
Source: Saeed Azhar and Neil Chatterjee, Reuters
CIMB agrees to buy certain RBS businesses in Asia-Pacific
Source: Anette Jonsson, FinanceAsia
HKEx to invest HK$3b on platform upgrade
Source: Oswald Chen, China Daily
HSBC Singapore axes over 100 jobs
Source: The Jakarta Post
Asia-Pacific corporates boost utilization of HSBCnet mobile service
Source: Mridula Sudharsan, The Asset
Maybank Singapore launches Manchester United Platinum Visa cards
Source: Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah, Bernama
OCBC launches “Pay Any Card” service
Source: Thomas Zink, Banking & Payments Asia
Bank Negara Indonesia taps voice biometrics for password resets
Source: Finextra
Metrobank Card implements FICO solution to combat fraud
Source: Meghna Mukerjee, Banking & Payments Asia
AMP spends $87m more on IT
Source: Liz Tay, itnews
Security breach risk for Kiwi cardholders
Source: Lois Cairns, stuff.co.nz
Paymark, phone firms introduce mobile pay
Source: Tom Pullar-Strecker, stuff.co.nz
The little bank that could
Source: Rob Stock, Dominion Post
ATM scam at $1m and rising
Source: Nicholas Jones, NZ Herald
Money transactions to become quicker
Source: Tom Pullar-Strecker, stuff.co.nz
Visa drops ‘Global Payments’ credit card processor
Source: Time
Five things you need to know about Near-Field Communications
Source: Lauren Brousell, CIO NZ
7 habits of innovative IT leaders
Source: Rob Preston, InformationWeek
Asia-Pacific corporates boost utilisation of of HSBCnet mobile service
Source: Mridula Sudharsan, The Asset
NAB creating best practices for vetting Cloud providers
Source: John Adams, Information Management
ANZ sets its sights on Burma
Source: Asian Banking & Finance
Sutton ditches CBA in favour of BoQ
Source: Russell Quinn, PerthNow
Ignore Big Data at your peril: Deloitte
Source: Diana Nguyen, Computerworld Australia
Cybercrime a growing risk for FS firms – PwC survey
Source: Finextra
Banking via mobile phone to become the norm
Source: George Liondis, Australian Financial Review
Pay your credit card bills with OCBCs pay any card service
Source: Singapore Business Review
J.P. Morgan Asia chief exits
Source: Alison Tudor, The Wall Street Journal
JPM expands reach of mobile banking platform
Source: The Asset
Citi Private Bank names Sameer Kaul as India boss
Source: Rupert Walker, Finance Asia
Citibank Singapore launches instant online installment loans
Source: Melissa Aw, Yahoo!Finance Singapore
BNP Paribas launches Cortex FX electronic trading platform
Source: Oliver Jones, The Asset
The best iPad banking apps
Source: Olivia LaBarre & Bryan Yurcan, Bank Systems & Technology
HSBC staying in Kingdom
Source: Seetalavajit Sabayjai, The Nation
CIMB plans soft launch of credit cards
Source: Sucheera Pinijparakarn, The Nation
PayPal launches credit card reader in Australia, Hong Kong
Source: Liau Yun Qing, ZDNet Asia
Deutsche invests big in India
Source: East & Partners
Morgan Stanley secures banking licence in Singapore
Source: Thomas McMahon, Banking & Payments Asia
RBS to shut some businesses in Korea, Indonesia and Singapore
Source: Anette Jonsson, Finance Asia
BI to build national integrated payment system
Source: Thomas Zink, Banking & Payments Asia
Chinese own 2.95b bank cards
Source: China Daily
ATM scam escalates
Source: Sarah Harvey, stuff.co.nz
ASB brings back three ex-staffers as executives; one as CFO, and two to newly created positions
Source: Gareth Vaughan, interest.co.nz
Rabobank appoints new chairman, director
Source: Roeland Van Den Bergh, stuff.co.nz
Westpac tech chief comes out swinging
Source: Paul Smith, The Australian Financial Review
Checking a bank balance on your phone, no log-in needed
Source: Ann Carrns, The New York Times
NZ ready for mobile and NFC payments, says MasterCard
Source: CIO New Zealand
Mobile banking pays small merchants
Source: Source: Jessica Gardner, The Australian Financial Review
Banks’ payments ‘pay day’ under threat: report
Source: Australian Banking & Finance
The CIO transformation challenge
Source: Kevin Noonan, Technology Spectator
Harnessing enterprise social networks
Source: Rebecca Merrett, CIO Australia
Exclusive video interview with Standard Chartereds Global Head of Channels Technology
Source: FST Media
NAB bolsters payments systems
Source: Liz Tay, itnews
Contactless payments spike at CBA
Source: Chris Griffith, Australian IT
St George boosts mobile account creation
Source: Luke Hopewell, ZDNet Australia
Zurich Australia touts ‘experience-oriented’ architecture
Source: Liz Tay, itnews
Reserve Bank to monitor bank glitches
Source: Liz Tay, itnews
Did you miss FST Media’s Sydney Insurance event? Access audio and presentations here
Source: FST Media
Nasscom Forum 2012: Standard Chartered to increase IT spending by 7 per cent
Source: Goutam Das, Business Today
Google Wallet fixes prepaid security bug
Source: ZDNet
NAB glitches not related to IT upgrade: chief
Source: Chris Zappone, Sydney Morning Herald
NAB upgrades mobile banking app
Source: Stuart Corner, iTWire
Westpac appoints new CIO
Source: CIO New Zealand
BNZ money laundering detection goes to Oracle
Source: Stephen Allely, The National Business Review
Commbank sketches mobile future
Source: Beverley Head, iTWire
BlackBerry falls out of CommBank favour
Source: Luke Hopewell, ZDNet
PayPal launches smartphone credit card reader
Source: Adam Turner, Sydney Morning Herald
Mobile financial technology to save governments billions: report
Source: Australian Banking & Finance
Upgrading your data toolbox
Source: Technology Spectator
NAB replaces 40-year-old tech system
Source: Australian Financial Review
Customer engagement ranks as top challenge for insurers
Byline: By FST Media
Bendigo Bank slashes IT project failures
Source: Liz Tay, IT News
NAB may be unable to fully exit UK operations: report
Source: Business Spectator
Chi-X disappoints with weak first months
Source: Business Spectator
Cash no longer king as savvy consumers look to technology
Source: Peter Martin, The Sydney Morning Herald
Morgan Stanley to do wholesale banking in Singapore
Source: Asian Banking & Finance
Citi fine tunes India segmentation strategy with Citibanking
Source: Douglas Blakey, Retail Banker International
AmEX, Morgan Stanley issue co-brand cards
Source: Duygu Tavan, Cards International
Banks design alternative products to government’s disaster-insurance scheme
Source: Sucheera Pinjiparakarn, The Nation
Bank of Beijing partners with Banco Santander to develop consumer finance business
Source: Thomas Zink, Banking & Payments Asia
Balakrishan’s mobile platform opens new channels of revenue
Source: Anup Varier, CIO India
KTC targets high-end clients for its credit-card services
Source: Sucheera Pinjiparakarn, The Nation
ATMs to shut down briefly
Source: Bangkok Post
Westpac NZ gets new chief after Frazis heads to St George
Source: Paul McBeth, scoop.co.nz
ANZ to double its presence in China over the next decade
Source: Banking Business Review
IAG to axe 600 jobs over three years
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
Comm Bank shoots for six minute failure
Source: Beverley Head, ITWire
Westpac backs down on IT replacements training
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
Tech chiefs to convene, share insights on trends and challenges
Byline: By FST Media
Social media key to super reinvention
Byline: By Michael Pollack, FST Media
CIOs under pressure to adopt BYOD
Source: CIO New Zealand
Top banks teaming up on tech projects
Source: Bank Systems & Technology
10 things financial marketers need to know about Facebook’s new Timeline features right now
Source: The Financial Brand
The 4 forces that will shape IT economics in 2012
Source: Howard Rubin, Wall Street & Technology
Misleading campaign – regulator raps CBA
Source: Eric Johnston, The Sydney Morning Herald
Suncorp touts virtual desktop cost savings
Source: Suzanne Tindal, ZDNet Australia
NAB opts into cloud computing standards security trial
Source: Harrison Polites, Technology Spectator
Online insurance solution for SMSF sector
Source: Andrew Tsanadis, Money Management
Quick as a flash crash
Source: Australian Financial Review
MasterCard, Barclaycard US intro crowd-sourced , social media credit card
Source: Rachel King, ZDNet
The seven deadly transformation pitfalls
Source: Simon Wrench, Technology Spectator
OCBC Bank launches iPad app for home loan fact sheet
Source: Asian Banking & Finance
ICBC now allows cash advances through mobile phones
Source: Asian Banking & Finance
Thai unit of CIMB targets ambitious retail banking growth
Source: Douglas Blakey, Retail Banker International
RBS to sell Asian assets to Malaysia’s CIMB
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
Study: Cloud will create 14 million jobs by 2014
Source: Brandon Butler, Computerworld
ICICI extends m-banking service, launches fee for m-payments
Source: Douglas Blakey, Retail Banker International
Danamon launches Manchester United cards
Source: Esther Samboh, The Jakarta Post
Facebook eyed by banks for preferred customer treatment, rewards
Source: Catherine New, Huffington Post
Westpac to send 119 tech jobs overseas: FSU
Source: Technology Spectator
National Australia Bank tests cloud security standards
Source: Stephen Bell, CIO New Zealand
ANZ expands in China with local currency products
Source: Ruth Williams, The Sydney Morning Herald
ANZ’s Onepath named fund manager of the year
Source: Eloise Gibson, stuff.co.nz
CBA hailed for social media initiative
Source: Paul McIntyre, Australian Financial Review
Visa threatens banks over spammer accounts
Source: Darren Pauli, IT News
Hadoop: How open source can whittle Big Data down to size
Source: Rohan Pearce, Techworld
Keeping up with mobile innovation
Source: Olivia LaBarre, Bank Systems & Technology
Further Westpac job cuts likely
Byline: By Michael Pollack, FST Media
CBA restores ATM, EFTPOS networks
Source: Ben Woodhead and Brian Corrigan, Australian Financial Review
Commbank taps Hadoop for custom loans
Source: Liz Tay, iTnews
JP Morgan offers mobile access
Source: Elise Burgess, Financial Standard Online
Suncorp sells down Polaris data centre share
Source: James Hutchinson, iTnews
PayPal gains new rival as competition heats up in offline payment race
Source: Technology Spectator
Visa and Vodafone partner to roll out mobile wallet
Source: Bank Systems & Technology
Hacking now responsible for most of exposed records
Source: Dan Kaplan, SC Magazine
NABs HICAPS payment system crashes
Source: Harrison Polites, Technology Spectator
Prepaid mobile payments unlock poors buying power
Source: Ryan Huang , ZDNet Asia
DBS needs reputation damage control
Source: Ellyne Phneah, ZDNet Asia
MasterCard boosts Utiba’s converging payments
Source: Thomas Zink, Banking & Payments Asia
Visa launches mobile provisioning service, team sup with Vodafone
Source: Sarah Perez, Tech Crunch
ABN Amro cashes in on virtualisation
Source: Jamie Yap, ZDNet Asia
Airtel launches mobile money service across India
Source: Thomas Zink, Banking & Payments Asia
Banks should not rush with innovation
Source: Ellyne Phneah, ZDNet Asia
New thinking required for BYO device security
Byline: By Michael Pollack, FST Media
Leading IT executives share insights on emerging trends: Hong Kong’s Technology and Innovation – The Future of Financial Services
Byline: Michael Pollack, FST Media
CBA presses home tech advantage
Source: Australian Financial Review
Visa launches mobile provisioning service, team sup with Vodafone
Source: Sarah Perez, Tech Crunch
MasterCard aims to help financially underserved consumers via new mobile program
Source: Rimma Kats, Mobile Commerce Daily
850,000 Android phones activated daily. Says Google
Source: Computerworld NZ
The top 10 most innovative companies in the finance industry
Source: Fast Company
Confessions of a social media sceptic
Source: The Financial Brand
Westpac’s silence on unstable site
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
Wanted: privacy and security officers to curb data theft
Source: Lia Timson, The Sydney Morning Herald
Wallet thieves have some chance at guessing card PINs
Source: iTnews
RBA fed up with banks’ glitches
Source: Australian Financial Review
NRMA builds pre-emptive insurance claims tool
Source: Liz Tay, IT News
ME Bank at a workplace near you
Source: Sylvia Pennington, The Sydney Morning Herald
Retail banking IT spend on the rise
Source: Australian Banking and Finance
Mobiles to bridge gap
Source: Australian Banking & Finance
Planners need to commit to the social media conversation
Source: Melanie Timbrell, Financial Standard Online
PayPal processed more than 8,000 HK mobile payments daily in 2011
Source: Computerworld Hong Kong
Standard Chartered to increase IT spending by 7 per cent
Source: Goutam Das, Business Today
HDFC to set up loan kiosks in 500 corporate offices
Source: Meghna Mukerjee, Retail Banker International
Additional security layer shores up banks’ 2FA security
Source: Ellyne Phneah, ZDNet Asia
‘Hana N Wallet’ – Virtual Wallet? But real!
Source: Kyong Sun Kong, Banking & Payments Asia
IT procurement prone to high fraud risk
Source: Ryan Huang, ZDNet Asia
Is your cloud ready to be Agile?
Source: David Taber, CIO
Westpac suffers outage as RBA cracks down on bank glitches
Source: Ben Grubb, The Sydney Morning Herald
No big ticket spend post-core: CBA
Source: Luke Hopewell, ZD Net Australia
CommBank’s Kaching clocks up 110k downloads
Source: Stuart Corner, iTWire
Business customers less satisfied with ANZ
Source: The Australian
Hashtag hate for Westpac and Qantas
Source: Axel Bruns, Technology Spectator
Businesses must have Android apps
Source: stuff.co.nz
Researchers find flaw in online encryption
Source: John Markoff, The Sydney Morning Herald
Google Wallet fixes prepaid security bug
Source: Lance Whitney, ZDNet Australia
CIOs must create mobile strategies to manage the rise of enterprise mobility
Source: Diana Nguyen, CIO Australia
A critical mismatch
Source: CIO NZ
Tech not replacing branches yet: CBA CEO
Source: Luke Hopewell, ZDNet Australia
Westpac in Facebook crackdown
Source: Cameron Houston, The Sydney Morning Herald
Pioneer takes the plunge into social media
Source: Michael Pollack, FST Media
Chief Mobile Officer: A job title now timely?
Source: Tech World
Thinking outside the bank: innovation in financial services
Source: Banking Technology
Bankers in Asia aren’t as reviled as in west: DBS CEO
Source: CNBC Asia
Citi opens branch with Digitalised Smart Banking technology in the US
Source: Retail Banker International
Macquarie cuts 10% of Asia investment jobs
Source: Bloomberg
Visa launches mobile services for US financial institutions
Source: finextra.com
What makes a business CIO?
Source: CIO India
ING banks on in-memory analytics
Source: Computerworld Hong Kong
US WTO case against China ‘major reason’ for Citibank nod
Source: Bloomberg
Tech staff spared in ANZ’s 1000 job cuts
Source: Liz Tay, IT News
NAB glitch leaves customers cashless
Source: Business Spectator
Hack exposes Google Wallet PIN
Source: ZDNet Australia
Electronic transactions jump in January
Source: The National Business Review
Banks need to look outside core business for innovation says PwC
Source: interest.co.nz
Citibank overcharged some customers using iPad app
Source: Yahoo NZ
Over a third of kiwi CEOs have no involvement in key IT projects
Source: CIO New Zealand
Four burning questions for Bank IT in 2012
Source: Bank Systems and Technology
Pioneer takes the plunge into social media
Byline: By Michael Pollack, FST Media
Fraser pledges ‘review’ if bank errors continue
Source: Daniel Hurst, The Sydney Morning Herald
Macquarie expands shared tech team
Source: Suzanne Tindal, ZDNet.com.au
New ASX data centre goes live
Source: Liz Tay, IT News
CIOs, CTOs confident in growth prospects for 2012
Source: Rebecca Merrett, cio.com.au
APAC CIOs desire compliance, data protection skills
Source: Jamie Yap, ZDNet Asia
Citi gets approval to issue credit cards in China
Source: Reuters
Eight bank technology trends that will shape the industry in 2012
Source: Bryan Yurcan, Bank Systems & Technology
Visa promotes greater use of debit cards
Source: Bangkok Post
Asia Pacific set to lead investment in retail banking technology
Source: Asian Banking & Finance
PayPal partners MasterCard to launch prepaid card
Source: Anthony Tshibangu, Banking & Payments Asia
US digital banking adoption and satisfaction on the up
Source: finextra.com
Financial Markets Authority gears up to police finance industry
Source: computerworld.co.nz
Meet Westpac’s new technology leaders
Source: Brett Winterford, IT News
Suncorp rules out outsourced IT as customers go online
Source: Liz Tay, IT News
CIO confidence; a dead cat bounce?
Source: Beverley Head, IT Wire
Analysts on preparing for Apple iOS device flood in the enterprise
Source: CIO NZ
NZCS progresses on Cloud initiative
Source: reseller.co.nz
Businesses rethinking mobile plan
Source: Brian Corrigan, Australian Financial Review
Special Report: State of Online Services in US Banking
Source: The Financial Brand
How to protect your intellectual property in the Cloud
Source: CIO NZ
Laos bank uses NZ payments technology
Source: computerworld.co.nz
New ASX data centre to open next week
Source: TechWorld
The great bank jobs heist: here today, gone overseas tomorrow
Source: Matt Wade & Mark Hawthorne, The Sydney Morning Herald
Suncorp appoints Oracle, lays down priorities for 2012
Source: Mahesh Sharma, The Sydney Morning Herald
St George, Bank SA targets of legal action
Source: Business Spectator
Debit now fastest growing payment type
Source: John Kavanagh, Banking Day
Growing a new crop of IT managers
Source: Paul Glen, Technology Spectator
Time to shut up about the death of the CIO
Source: Nick Heath, silicon.com
When customers seek help on Twitter, US banks fall short
Source: The Financial Brand
Hong Kong braces for job cuts at lenders
Source: Chester Yung, The Wall Street Journal
Mastercard launches Singapore R&D hub
Source: Ellyne Phneah, ZDNet Asia
ICBC promotes consumer upgrade with innovative payment services
Source: Cesar Torsedillas, Asian Banking & Finance
HSBC sells Thai units
Source: Business Times
Two-hour downtime for OCBC trading site due to power outage
Source: AsiaOne
Philippines’ EastWest Bank in massive branch expansion
Source: Asian Banking & Finance
IT outsourcing deal size data shows decade-long decline
Source: Stephanie Overby, CIO Asia
Twitters country-specific blocking brings hazards and hope
Source: Stephen Lawson, MIS Asia
Consumer and technology: from data to the right offer
Source: Hindustan Times
Smart cards not security liabilities
Source: Ellyne Phneah , ZDNet Asia
Expat Kiwi new NZX boss
Source: The National Business Review
Westpac stuck with desktop dinosaurs
Source: IT News
What matters most for CIOs
Source: CIO New Zealand
ICT job market shaky but hopeful: ITCRA
Source: CIO Asia
Chasing the digital wallet
Source: Rob Livingstone, Technology Spectator
How to make IT irreplaceable
Source: Niel Nickolaisen, CIO
Inside the social organisation
Source: CIO New Zealand
NZ Reserve Bank Governor to step down in September
Source: Bloomberg
Why pricing should be done on more than just instinct
Source: Maryfran Johnson, CIO
Tech leaders call for harmony on privacy, security
Source: Source: Kenneth Corbin, CIO
2012: Year of fast changes for IT professionals
Source: Leo King, MIS Asia
Citi Offers Personal Renminbi Payment Services in Asia-Pacific
Source: TheAsset.com
Banks to Bank on Mobile Penetration
Source: Muntazir Abbas, CIOL
Changing role ahead for CIOs: report
Source: Peter Dinham, iTWire
Banks under Fire for Misusing Client Data
Source: Chris Ip, South China Morning Post
Multichannel Banking the Norm in Developed Asia
Source: MarketingMag.com.au
Pursuing a World of Mobile Wallets
Source: Times of India
Mobile Payments Offer Opportunity to Reach the Unbanked
Source: Bryan Yurcan, BankTech.com
Commonwealth Bank meltdown
Source: Asher Moses, Sydney Morning Herald
Westpac to cut indigenous communities’ banking costs
Source: Angela Faherty and Bernard Kellerman, AB+F
Contactless on Ombudsman’s radar
Source: John Kavanagh, Banking Day
Telstra appoints new CFO from AXA
Source: AAP, and Suzanne Tindal, ZDNet
Macquarie Life launches online insurance service
Source: Elise Burgess, Financial Standard
Mobile device use lifts despite security concerns: KPMG
Source: Bernard Kellerman, AB+F
Mobile payment safer than credit card say consumers
Source: Peter Dinham, iTWire
UOB enables mobile money transfers
Source: Liau Yun Qing, ZDNet Asia
Bank revamps branches to stay abreast with technology
Source: Lew Kai Ping, Malaysia Star
Asian countries may see slower growth due to uncertainties in the West
Source: Liz Lee, Malaysia Star
Number of Pinoys using online banking on the rise
Source: Richmond S. Mercurio, Malaya Business Insight
CIMB has strong foothold in ASEAN
Source: Yap Leng Kuen, Malaysia Star
The changing bank outlook for 2012
Source: Likhit Wagle, Banktech
Mobility in 2012: A Look Ahead
Source: Tony Bradley, PC World
Has the time finally arrived for NFC
Source: Akanksha Singh, Voice Data
Keeping mobile apps business apt
Source: Vivian Yeo, ZD Net Asia
Mobile platform key security focus for 2012
Source: Enterprise Innovation
Beyond technology
Source: Divina Paredes, CIO NZ
ANZ New Zealand & BCC Collaboration Takes Innovation Global
Source: Scoop NZ
Numara lays out strategy for New Zealand
Source: Simon Eskow, Reseller NZ
Westpac Life New Zealand relies on Informatica to realise big data opportunities
Source: GlobeNewswire
IT Priorities: more focused on black than green
Source: Phil Dobbie, ZDNet
CIOs must address Euro crisis: Gartner
Source: Rachel King, ZDNet
Taking the plunge — desktop virtualisation
Source: Brad Howarth, CIO
NFC uptake accelerating: Visa
Source: Diana Nguyen, Computerworld
Air NZ shakes up Airpoints with debit card option
Source: Eveline Harvey, New Zealand Herald
CommInsure launches underwriting platform
Source: Claire McGreal, Financial Standard
CBA turns on the IdeaBank for customer ideas
Source: Brenton Currie, iTechReport
MetLife SMS service goes live
Source: Rachel Davis, Financial Standard
Mortgage Choices clever cloud call
Source: Charis Palmer, Technology Spectator
Big four customers wouldn’t recommend their bank
Source: Adam Smith, Australian Broker News
Living in an mCommerce World
Source: Allie Schratz, Business Review Australia
Bankings Facebook frenemies
Source: Charis Palmer, Technology Spectator
Did you miss FST Media’s Super event? Access audio and presentations here
Source: FST Media
Citi harnesses Internet, mobile tech for clients
Source: Lynda Hong Ee Lyn, Today Online
DBS combats cyber threat with new banking token
Source: Tan Weizhen, Today Online
How New Apps Will Change the Way You Bank
Source: Zoe Macintosh, TechNewDaily
NFC technology gets more support in China
Source: MobileBloom
Debit-card use may rise amid global turmoil
Source: Sophie Hong, AsiaOne
India’s Puri Shunning Mobile Phone Wants HDFC Bank to Emulate Wells Fargo
Source: Ruth David and George Smith Alexander, Bloomberg
Citi, ANZ to boost transaction management services in Asia
Source: The Economic Times
The Path to E-Banking Success
Source: Katherine Burger, Bank Systems & Technology
Gartner Predicts More Cloud and Loss of IT Control in 2012
Source: Ann Bednarz, CIO India
CBA to crowdsource tech project ideas
Source: Luke Hopewell, ZDNet
New CIO at Westpac announced: restructure a sign of the times?
Source: Melanie Timbrell, FST Media
AmEx helps customers cash in on Foursquare
Source: Stephanie Overby, CIO
NZ Bank of the year named
Source: TVNZ
Why Yammer Is Snatching Up Enterprise Customers
Source: Lauren Brousell, CIO, NZ
Phone porting used to unlock net banking codes
Source: Brett Winterford, ITNews
Socialising banking: unravelling the complexities of engagement
Source: Melanie Timbrell, FST Media
NZ climbs up mobile internet rankings
Source: Hamish Fletcher, New Zealand Herald
NZ may beat US to cloud code of practice
Source: Stephen Bell, Computer World, NZ
Cybercrime taking off in NZ
Source: Randal Jackson, Computer World, NZ
New CIO at Westpac announced: restructure a sign of the times?
Source: Melanie Timbrell, FST Media
Why NAB’s NFC isn’t out yet
Source: Luke Hopewell, ZDNet Australia
ASX details October software glitch
Source: Technology Spectator
Tweet as: how to bank on a swift response
Source: Chris Zappone, Sydney Morning Herald
Socialising banking: unravelling the complexities
Source: Melanie Timbrell, FST Media
Did you miss FST Media’s Payments event? Access audio and presentations here
Source: FST Media
New CIO at Westpac announced: restructure a sign of the times?
Byline: By Melanie Timbrell, FST Media
Socialising banking: unravelling the complexities of engagement
Byline: By Melanie Timbrell, FST Media
IFC will help in ‘branchless banking’ pilot project
Source: Esther Samboh, The Jakarta Post
Movenbank bids to allay Facebook login concerns
Source: Finextra
OCBC’s fast account opening
Source: AsiaOne Business
HDFC Bank partners with Vodafone for m-banking launch
Source: Finextra
Smarter than a smartphone?
Source: Jonathan Wong, Finance Asia
ANZ offloads Cambodian mobile payments venture Wing
Source: Finextra
Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong selects Wincor Nixdorf as ATM provider
Source: Banking Business Review
Wealth managers begin to embrace mobile apps
Source: The Economic Times
CIO’s role to be redefined as the cloud changes into Outsourcing 3.0: IDC
Source: CBR Online
Online buying by tapping credit card on computer
Source: Tom Pullar-Strecker, Stuff.co.nz
Westpac to appoint new CIO: report
Source: Supratim Adhikari, Technology Spectator
Heir apparent emerges in Westpac reshuffle
Source: Danny John, Sydney Morning Herald
BNZ launches swipe phone wallet trial
Source: NZ Herald
CBA’s Kaching app still in test mode
Source: Hamish Barwick, CIO Australia
CBA throws down the payments gauntlet
Source: Melanie Timbrell, FST Media
Banks encumbered with IT legacy, compliance: Experts
Source: Hamish Barwick, CIO Australia
Why isn’t Australia a tech launch market?
Source: Luke Hopewell, ZDNet Australia
NAB Asset servicing launches fund administration in New Zealand via MMc Partnership
Source: GC Australia
CBA throws down the payments gauntlet
Byline: By Melanie Timbrell, FST Media
Sunsuper drops NAB and appoints State Street as custodian
Source: Global Custodian
NAB grabs Melbourne data centre
Source: Ry Crozier, itnews
CBA replaces ATM fleet with EMV-enabled machines
Source: Finextra
Weekend upgrade downs teacher banking
Source: James Hutchinson, itnews
Suncorp teams with loyalty platform
Source: Inside Retail
Lawyers warn of cloud rogue risks
Source: Beverley Head, iTWire
How to break through unsustainable IT staffing models
Source: Sandra Van Dijk, CIO Australia
Visa unveils mobile banking
Source: The Philippine Star
Visa brands its digital wallet V.me
Source: Marguerite Reardon, ZDNet Asia
BoAML’s CashPro provides greater control to clients
Source: Mridula Sudharsan, The Asset
CFOs shouldn’t act without CIO advice
Source: Edwin Yapp, ZDNet Asia
Citi, HSBC top rivals in Southeast Asia
Source: The Asset
Bank Indonesia wants e-money watchdog
Source: Muhamad Al Azhari, Jakarta Globe
Google checkout to be merged with Google Wallet
Source: The Paypers
OCBC Bank invests $20m in Singapore
Source: Asian Banking & Finance
‘FRANK by OCBC’ launches credit cards for the youth
Source: Meghna Mukerjee, Retail Banker International
National Australia Bank opens first China branch in Shanghai
Source: Jacob Greber, Bloomberg
Reports that AMI to be sold
Source: Radio New Zealand
Commonwealth to replace its 4100 ATM machine network
Source: AdelaideNow
The rise of the celebrity CIO
Source: Brett Winterford, itnews
Taking Google to Harte
Source: Charis Palmer, Technology Spectator
70 jobs go in Macquarie tech cuts
Source: Paul Smith, Australian Financial Review
BNZ’s parent National Australia Bank opens branch in Shanghai; plans Mumbai branch next year
Source: Bernard Hickey, interest.co.nz
Thousands of jobs to go as banks tighten belts
Source: Ben Protess and Mark Scott, Sydney Morning Herald
Tech trends on the radar screen
Source: Sandra Van Dijk, Computerworld Australia
Branded YouTube channels: super cool, super expensive
Source: Financial Brand
FST Media’s exclusive video interview with Citibank CEO, Roy Gori
Source: FST Media
ASX to release high-speed, low-latency order book PureMatch
Source: Global Custodian Australia
ANZ Wealth unveils succession tools
Source: Victoria Tait, InvestorDaily
Game-changing technology the key to business survival
Source: Sylvia Pennington, Sydney Morning Herald
IT leaders need to take risks in the postmodern age of business
Source: Sandra Van Dijk, CIO Australia
Coming to grips with the bring-your-own gadget generation
Source: Nate Cochrane, Sydney Morning Herald
Citi offers mobile solution in Asia, expands availability of eBam
Source: FinanceAsia
DBS to launch RMB-related businesses
Source: The China Post
DBS and SingPost announce banking services tie-up
Source: Channel News Asia
IT can’t quell all phone-based transactions fears
Source: Ellyne Phneah, ZDNet Asia
Get social with CIMB Bank Debit MasterCard
Source: Borneo Post
Movenbank names Bales chief mobile officer
Source: Finextra
Now, send money from ATM to mobile
Source: K.Ram Kumar, Hindu Business Line
APAC users feel brands invade social networks
Source: Ellyne Phneah, ZDNet Asia
HSBC Holding Hiring in China
Source: Fiona Law, FINS
Payments Hubs: Better late than never
Source: Bryan Yurcan, Bank Systems & Technology
ASB Bank taps Google+ Hangouts to chat with mobile pilot participants
Source: Finextra
ANZ loses senior IT executives: report
Source: Supratim Adhikari, Technology Spectator
ComBank wants to cash in on your social networking
Source: Nate Cochrane, Sydney Morning Herald
Commbank CIO slams ‘idiotic’ regulations
Source: Liam Tung, CSO
Suncorp fronts staff on job cuts
Source: Victoria Tait, InvestorDaily
Westpac NZ CEO George Frazis sees annual pay drop to NZ$4.6 mln from NZ$5.73 mln
Source: Gareth Vaughan, interest.co.nz
Please-say-your-name-three-times: Biometric ID is for real
Source: Tom Pullar-Strecker, Waikato Times
Does Google+ matter to retail financial institutions?
Source: The Financial Brand
Social media users wary of ‘brand pollution’ – survey
Source: Finextra
Westpac cuts 188 tech jobs
Source: Liz Tay, itnews
Suncorp IT staff safe from back office cuts
Source: Liz Tay, itnews
CommBank opens a Facebook vault
Source: Mike Bantick, iTWire
Disconnect between IT and management revealed
Source: Melanie Timbrell, FST Media
Banking’s great social media experiment
Source: Beverley Head, iTWire
Innovating from within: The power of employee engagement over technology
Source: Melanie Timbrell, FST Media
Did you miss FST Media’s Sydney Banking event? Access audio and presentations here
Source: FST Media
Innovating from within: the power of employee engagement over technology
Byline: By Melanie Timbrell, FST Media
Disconnect between IT and management revealed
Byline: By Melanie Timbrell, FST Media
CIMB expects to issue one million new debit cards yearly with debit Mastercard
Source: Bernama
Need an ATM? Look for the KTB van
Source: Bangkok Post
5 ways CIOs can stay in demand
Source: Jamie Yap, ZDNet Asia
Mandates and payments roundup
Source: Jonathon Wong, FinanceAsia
Bird flies to the top of Citi in Asia
Source: Lara Wozniak, FinanceAsia
Citi expands footprint of global servicing platform
Source: Business Banking Review
Asian expansion a costly exercise but it clearly sets ANZ apart from the pack
Source: Malcolm Maiden, Sydney Morning Herald
When the super-rich get on Facebook, private bankers do, too
Source: Richard Hartung, Today Online
High-performing banks invest in IT: Report
Source: Bryan Yurcan, Bank Systems & Technology
American Express Launches $100M Fund To Invest In Digital Commerce Startups
Source: Leena Rao, TechCrunch
Suncorp IT staff safe from back office cuts
Source: Liz Tay, itnews
Credit unions seeking more customers
Source: TVNZ
New cards mean no-swipe spending
Source: Eloise Gibson, Stuff.co.nz
Social media: the next threat to banks’ dominance?
Source: Chris Zappone, Sydney Morning Herald
NAB to open high-tech branch in 2012
Source: Luke Hopewell, ZDNet Australia
Westpac trusts contractors with more work
Source: Michael Lee, ZDNet Australia
In-house changes crucial to AMP revamp
Source: Jazial Crossley, Stuff.co.nz
St George gives sneak peek at app update
Source: Luke Hopewell , ZDNet Australia
We’re playing catch-up in online: Bankwest
Source: Luke Hopewell, ZDNet Australia
We’re nowhere near close to seeing a social revolution
Source: Kristin Burnham, CIO New Zealand
ASX pins down glitch, rolls back upgrade
Source: Michael Lee, ZDNet Australia
Finance the worst privacy offender: report
Source: Michael Lee, ZDNet Australia
Bank reputation is the new profit driver
Source: Andrew Tsanadis, Money Management
Your credit history could soon be up for sale
Source: Martin Andrew Zavan, ninemsn Finance
How CIOs can build a better brand
Source: Jack Bergstrand, CIO
Ex-NAB executive joins Bank of Melbourne
Source: Krystine Lumanta, InvestorDaily
SMSF cloud solution launched
Source: Rachel Davis, Financial Standard
CBA introduces Everyday Settlement payment service
Source: Hamish Barwick, Computerworld
Delays hit NAB’s core banking project
Source: Renai LeMay, Delimeter
New Zealand’s newest registered bank unveiled
Source: NZ Herald
Westpac awards datacentre contract to Gen-i
Source: CIO New Zealand
Technology chiefs investing in ‘hype’
Source: Lia Timson, Sydney Morning Herald
Chi-X Australia gives brokers a choice
Source: Jason Krupp, Stuff.co.nz
Financial crisis spurs bank complaints
Source: Maria Slade, Stuff.co.nz
Kiwibank could be in line for cash raised from partial privatisation of SOEs to help grow SME lending, PM Key says
Source: Alex Tarrant, interest.co.nz
Plenty of support for compulsory KiwiSaver
Source: Brian Fallow, NZ Herald
Singapore c. Bank reprimands OCBC over system failure
Source: Reuters
MAS lifts penalty on DBS bank for network glitch
Source: Singapore Business News
RHB unveils new look for branches
Source: Karen W Lim, AsiaOne Business
RHB Bank injects SGD350 million to Singapore operation
Source: Bernama
China replaces financial regulators ahead of leadership change
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Chi-X brings foreign competition to Australia stock market after 150 years
Source: Eleni Himaras, Bloomberg
Indonesia approves new regulator to oversee banks
Source: Aditya Suharmoko, Reuters
Maybank partners India’s Axis for remittance service
Source: Malaysia Business News
Metrobank and Wells Fargo strike deal
Source: Tony Chua, Asian Banking & Finance
CBA rings in the mobile register
Source: Charis Palmer, Technology Spectator
CBA floats iPhone biometrics
Source: Beverley Head, iTWire
Credit Union Australia goes open for online banking
Source: Brett Winterford, itnews
Industry standards must keep pace with cloud adoption
Source: Melanie Timbrell, FST Media
Kaching! CBA unveils NFC iPhone push
Source: Luke Hopewell, ZDNet Australia
Card-less, bank-free mobile payment service launched
Source: Computerworld NZ
Datamining social media profiles for actionable intelligence
Source: The Financial Brand
Citigroup: Desktop standardisation cuts energy costs by $6million per year
Source: Bob Violino, CIO
KiwiSaver providers accused of fee-gouging
Source: Simon Collins, NZ Herald
Gartner: The top 10 strategic technology trends for 2012
Source: Michael Cooney, CIO New Zealand
Hirst says banks to face tough competition
Source: Drew Cratchley, Sydney Morning Herald
Suncorp automates loan processing, goes paperless
Source: Chloe Herrick, Techworld
Singapore inches closer to mobile wallet
Source: Vivian Yeo, ZDNet Asia
Singapore Exchange launches clearing service for OTC traded Asian FX Forwards
Source: Banking Business Review
ICICI Bank recalls hundreds of credit and debit cards after cloning scare
Source: India Banking News
OCBC Bank: raises the bar with brand new online banking experience
Source: k: raises the bar with brand new online banking experience
5 best practices for financial institutions on Facebook
Source: Zoe Fox, Mashable
Commonwealth Bank spends $55 Million to boost Vietnam stake
Source: Bloomberg
Stanchart first to adopt Microsoft Technology in latest marketing campaign
Source: Bernama.com
StanChart India CEO to head SE Asia ex-Singapore-memo
Source: Reuters
As UBS shrinks, what of its Asian operations?
Source: The Wall Street Journal
ICT sustainability maturing in APAC
Source: Jamie Yap, ZDNet Asia
Industry standards must keep pace with Cloud adoption
Byline: Melanie Timbrell, FST Media
EFTPOS operator runs closed EMV trial
Source: Luke Hopewell, ZDNet Australia
Bankwest boss ‘not going anywhere’
Source: Rachel Donkin, The West Australian
ANZ looks to Twitter for global recruits
Source: Fran Foo, The Australian
Tap & Go taking off, says MasterCard
Source: Inside Retail
AMP appoints former AXA heads to merged business
Source: Claire McGreal, Financial Standard
Bank of Queensland puts more women on top
Source: Scott Murdoch, The Australian
ANZ Bank installs new tech honcho
Source: Beverly Head, iTWire
ANZ New Zealand now all black
Source: Richard Gluyas, The Australian
Show and tell, switch and sell
Source: The Financial Brand
Apps replace branches to do St George’s heavy lifting
Source: Fran Foo, The Australian
Beyond the Wall: 10 ideas for dynamic financial Facebook welcome pages
Source: The Financial Brand
Big bank eyes female dollar
Source: Clare Kermond, Sydney Morning Herald
New director for BNZ leadership team
Source: Charlotte Woodfield, The National Business Review
Banks feel pressure to cut jobs but profit on track
Source: Stephen McMahon, Herald Sun
Should the CIO report to the CEO?
Source: Mark Raskino, iTnews
RBS imposes technology spending freeze
Source: Computerworld UK
ANZ Bank installs new tech honcho
Source: Beverley Head, iTWire
Asia-Pacific region’s private banks manage US$1 trillion: survey
Source: The China Post
27% of AsiaPac brand executives inefficient in social media strategies
Source: Singapore Business Review
Next 10 years to be ‘decade of innovation’ for Asia
Source: Liau Yun Qing, ZDNet Asia
Citi announces new mobile solution
Source: Bryan Yurcan, Bank Systems & Technology
FinMin for white-level ATMs to boost banking access
Source: India Business News
HSBC expands renminbi trade services to all China branches
Source: Tony Chua, Asian Banking & Finance
IT spend by Indian Banks to reach Rs10,000 crore annually: BCG
Source: Debarati Roy, CIO India
Did you miss FST Media’s Banking conference in Singapore? Access audio and PDF presentations here
Source: FST Media
ANZ Bank and the false cloud narrative
Source: Renai LeMay, Delimeter
CBA, union to hold talks as cost-cutting plan stirs job loss fears
Source: Richard Gluyas, The Australian
Citibank targets the affluent retail banking market
Source: Scott Murdoch, The Australian
CUA to overhaul online, mobile banking
Source: Luke Hopewell, ZDNet
NZ execs in ANZ pay freeze
Source: NZ Herald
Simon Power going to Westpac Bank
Source: NZ Herald
Commonwealth Bank to cut costs as banks feel the heat
Source: Richard Gluyas, The Australian
RIM goes NFC for social media sharing
Source: Rachel King, ZDNet
Contactless phone payments stumble on iPhone launch
Source: Liz Tay, iTnews
CBA backs bonus plan for Narev
Source: Eric Johnston, Sydney Morning Herald
ANZ wants leaders, not builders of bank IT
Source: Liz Tay, iTnews
Secure digital transactions top priority for Singapore
Source: Ellyne Phneah, ZDNet Asia
ANZ Bank CIO shares secrets to effective vendor partnerships
Source: Fran Foo, The Australian
NFC on SIM won’t replace handset as mobile wallet
Source: Liau Yun Qing, ZDNet Asia
Foong to lead change at Maybank
Source: Malaysia Business News
CIMB eyes stake in Philippines bank
Source: Izwan Idris, The Sun Daily
5 tips to manage risk in mega IT projects
Source: Jamie Yap, ZDNet Asia
S’pore NAF to include man-in-the-middle safeguard
Source: Ellyne Phneah, ZDNet Asia
NFC commercial contactless mobile payment system ‘within months’
Source: Andrew Colley, The Australian
Coles holds fire on NFC
Source: Andrew Colley, The Australian
Eftpos break as CBA admits times are tough
Source: Natasha Bita, The Australian
Enterprises grasp social network nettle
Source: Beverley Head, iTWire
ANZ in court over excessive fees claims
Source: Stuff.co.nz
Apple’s NFC agenda
Source: Charis Palmer, Technology Spectator
Westpac takes financial advice to remote employment locations
Source: Andrew Main, The Australian
Mobile banking shakes, rattles and roars
Source: Beverley Head, iTWire
The rise of the prosumer
Source: Sarah Putt, Computerworld NZ
CIO Michael Harte prepares Commonwealth Bank of Australia to compete with internet giants
Source: Bank Systems & Technology
‘Lazy money’ costing Kiwis, bank claims
Source: TVNZ
ANZ overhauls IT operations
Source: Beverley Head, iTWire
Nikko AM, DBS Bank merge to become Asia’s largest regional asset manager
Source: Bernama
Allianz, AXA among likely bidders for HSBC unit
Source: Today Online
Philippine firms view compliance as complicated maze
Source: Melvin G. Calimag, ZDNet Asia
Indonesia’s online banking race
Source: AsiaOne
DBS to move head office
Source: Singapore Business News
The top 400 banks on Twitter
Source: The Financial Brand
Asia’s IT industry robust: study
Source: The Australian
ANZ plans ‘significant’ investment in China
Source: China Business News
HK regulator fines Citi $770,000 for employees’ Ponzi scheme
Source: Reuters
RBA, APRA to tackle future bank outages
Source: Luke Hopewell, ZDNet Australia
Westpac launches virtual planning service
Source: Elise Burgess, Financial Standard
Australian insurers to spend up big on IT
Source: Peter Dinham, iTWire
Payment industry eyes data as currency
Source: Liz Tay, iTnews
Banks find 40,000 small businesses at risk of fraud
Source: Darren Pauli, iTnews
Mercenary IT staff go mobile in skills crisis
Source: Suzanne Tindal, ZDNet Australia
Euro gloom to hurt IT jobs
Source: Jennifer Foreshew, The Australian
G20 committee warns against over-reliance on big four banks
Source: Scott Murdoch, The Australian
CBA’s $3 million man
Source: Beverley Head, iTWire
Commonwealth Bank dominates online commerce awards
Source: Technology Spectator
Aussies only get Google Wallet via import
Source: Luke Hopewell, ZDNet Australia
Internal cultural shift critical to cloud success: ANZ Wealth and Westpac
Source: Melanie Timbrell, FST Media
APRA readies data management guide
Source: Liz Tay, iTNews
Commbank goes after Google grads
Source: Beverley Head, iTWire
Suncorp, ANZ ready virtual desktop rollouts
Source: Liz Tay, iTnews
Internal cultural shift critical to cloud success: ANZ Wealth and Westpac
Byline: Melanie Timbrell, FST Media
Tighter risk control needed for banks, says rogue trader
Byline: Melanie Timbrell, FST Media
Speculation rife on NAB-NBNK joint venture over Lloyds
Source: John Durie, The Australian
Citigroup A/NZ appoints new head of operations and tech
Source: Chloe Herrick, CIO Australia
Study: Banks cant measure real-time risk
Source: Chris Kentouris, Bank Investment Consultant
Banking industry goes on the attack
Source: Phil Jacob, Herald Sun
ANZ annouces practice sales facility; targets growth
Source: Chris Kennedy, Money Management
BT reserved on Count bid
Source: Kate Kachor, Investor Daily
Top 35 banks on Facebook
Source: The Financial Brand
Will NFC technology drive mobile payments initiatives?
Source: Justin Bomberowitz, BostInnovation
Achieving multi-channel delivery systems ranked number one in NZ
Byline: Melanie Timbrell, FST Media
CBA boosts its super offerings with Count Financial buy
Source: Scott Murdoch, The Australian
Banks face rising online competition
Source: Chris Zappone, Sydney Morning Herald
Cloud risks outweigh benefits: ISACA
Source: Beverley Head, iTWire
MAMBO out of step
Source: Charis Palmer, Technology Spectator
Rabos Greg McAweeney takes the direct approach
Source: Peter Taylor, Herald Sun
CUA appoints new CIO from KPMG
Source: Suzanne Tindal, ZDNet Australia
Metlife only a phone call away
Source: Rachel Davis, Financial Standard
Westpac proves Azure cloudbursting
Source: Stephen Withers, iTWire
AUSTRAC spends $2.5m on Exadata upgrade
Source: Ry Crozier, iTnews
New BoQ chief executive Stuart Grimshaw says expansion has worked
Source: Andrew Fraser, The Australian
Bank of Queensland Finance rebuilds IT systems
Source: Liz Tay, iTnews
ANZ to complete NZ consolidation next year
Source: Liz Tay, iTnews
MLC announces insurance upgrades
Source: Chris Kennedy, Money Management
Suncorp chief saves praise for IT
Source: Ry Crozier, iTnews
After NAB, Barclays, Craig Bright heads to US with Citigroup
Source: Fran Foo, The Australian
Bankings switching flick
Source: Charis Palmer, Technology Spectator
European bank job bloodbath hits 67,000
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
Technical glitch hits NAB, Westpac customers
Source: The Daily Telegraph
Commonwealth Bank promises mobile buzz
Source: Beverley Head, iT Wire
CommBank to kill legacy core next year
Source: Luke Hopewell
Commbank spends $93m to integrate Bankwest IT
Source: Liz Tay, iT news
Talent war heats up
Source: Mark Phillips, CIO Australia
IT industry braces for more market turmoil
Source: Brett Winterford, iT news
Financial markets to spend $18 billion on IT in Asia-Pacific by 2015
Source: Georgina Swan, CIO Australia
2016: All in the Cloud?
Source: Mark Phillips, CIO Australia
Treasurer called to step in on EFTPOS fees
Source: Michael Lee, ZDNet Australia
Fanning flames on the financial social media fire
Source: The Financial Brand
IIIS: Cloud brings stability to Suncorp IT
Source: Hamish Barwick, Computerworld
CIO shake-up at BT Financial and IAG
Byline: Melanie Timbrell, FST Media
Manila calling for your ANZ debts
Source: Michael Janda, ABC Online
Social media lends banks a helping hand
Source: Business Review
4 mobile trends every bank should understand
Source: Dan Wiegand, Bank Systems & Technology
NAB picks up spoils of lost Axa bid
Source: Bianca Hartge-Hazelman, The Australian Financial Review
Customers dont buy banks branding: survey
Source: Rachel Donkin, The West Australian
Narev succession points to a shift in CBA strategy
Source: Eric Johnston and Peter Ker, The Sydney Morning Herald
Bank of Melbourne aiming to walk with giants
Source: Stephen McMahon, Herald Sun
Westpac payments glitch resolved
Source: Glenda Kwek, The Sydney Morning Herald
ANZ Bank standardises software development
Source: Liz Tay, iT news
ANZ IT puts singular focus for catching up
Source: Fran Foo, The Australian
CBAs dated IT systems forced its hand, says ANZ
Source: Renai LeMay, Delimiter
ANZ bans iPad use for board members
Source: Australian Financial Review
Westpac banks on consolidation: the bank chose BMC tools to aid its transformation
Source: Jennifer Foreshew, The Australian
Westpac plans to hit rivals hard
Source: Eric Johnston, The Sydney Morning Herald
Westpac presses $70 million review button
Source: Paul McIntyre, Adnews
NAB asks want an ATM in your loungeroom?
Source: Finextra
Our peers had outperformed us: NAB
Byline: Melanie Timbrell, FST Media
Commonwealth Bank rolls out new mobile, tablet apps
Source: Ross Catanzariti, PC World
EFTPOS pans NFC trials, outs own plans
Source: Luke Hopewell, ZDNet Australia
BNZ rakes in $1 million in mobile banking transactions in 4 days, thanks to Twitter
Source: John Adams, Bank Technology News
Banks need to lift security stakes: NAB
Source: Michael Lee, ZDNet
ASB still has an edge when it comes to banking satisfaction
Source: Scoop Business
BNZ hopes to reap rewards of business hubs
Source: Roeland van Den Bergh, Stuff.co.nz
Students get financially savY with BNZ
Source: Scoop
Bank branches to disappear within years as customers migrate online, expert says
Source: Sonja Koremans, news.com.au
Tower buys reinsurance cover
Source: Stuff.co.nz
Days of the chequebook numbered
Source: Stuff.co.nz
Safer and more secure online trading with DBS
Source: Singapore Business News
Citi innovates in Asia
Source: Warc
Rough road ahead for foreign banks setting up units here
Source: India Business News
RHB still seeks for merger partner
Source: Tony Chua, Asian Banking & Finance
Asia group launches Cloud Index, ‘Cloud Map’
Source: Veronica C. Silva, CIO India
Chinese firm touts first ‘virtual property’ insurance
Source: Kevin Kwang, ZDNet Asia
BancNet adopts IT solution for safer, more efficient banking
Source: Eden Estopace, The Philippine Star
DBS India’s CEO elaborates on bank’s growth strategy
Source: Lois Calderon, Channel News Asia
India needs 2-3 banks in top 50 globally
Source: Mayur Shetty, The Times of India
Banks should adopt social media, cloud computing: Report
Source: Business Standard
CBA to share secrets of its crown jewels
Source: Liam Tung, iT News
St George banks on mobile app
Source: Fran Foo, The Australian
ANZ CIO mulls 2012 challenges, competitors
Source: Brett Winterford, iTnews
CBAs NetBank for iPad gets release date
Source: Luke Hopewell, ZDNet
CBA seeks fortunes abroad as lending at home declines
Source: Eric Johnston, The Sydney Morning Herald
New rules costing banks $500m a year
Source: Andrew Fraser, The Australian
Suncorp pays big price for claims
Source: Eric Johnston, The Sydney Morning Herald
UBS buys INGs Australian investment arm
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
NAB launches new mobile site
Source: Richard Kilner, Banking Times
QBE Australia hunts for new CIO
Source: Hamish Barwick, CIO Australia
Westpac, ANZ send up to 250 jobs offshore
Source: Jane Lee, news.com.au
Commonwealth Bank talks up contactless payments
Source: Technology Spectator
BT chief executive Brad Cooper pins hopes on Super For Life product
Source: Glenda Korporaal, The Australian