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Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) has today reported cash earnings for its New Zealand Banking operations for the six months to 31 March 2012 of $385 million.
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Download Big Data Use Cases are Driving an 8.1% Market Growth Rate in End-User Query and Reporting Tools in Australia, according to IDC.
Leveraging data that has previously been out of reach for analytics due to volume, velocity or variety will drive investment in Business Intelligence tools over the next five years, with the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to 2015 for end-user query and reporting services (EUQR) at 8.1%.
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Download MasterCard simplifies shopping with launch of PayPass Wallet Services
MasterCard today announced PayPass Wallet Services, a new global offering for banks, merchants and partners that will make it faster and easier for their customers to make purchases in stores or online by allowing them to securely pay with a simple click of the mouse, touch of the tablet screen or tap of the smartphone.
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Download Strong deposit growth and increased customer numbers a highlight as St.George Banking Group reports Cash Earnings of $569 million
St.George Banking Group, which includes St.George, BankSA, Bank of Melbourne and RAMS, has announced half-year net Cash Earnings of $569 million, with Core Earnings of $1,055 million.
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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


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


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


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


What the hell happened to Google wallet’s cash-free future?
Source:Adrian Covert, GizModo


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


PH-China hacker wars may affect banks, telcos
Source:Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN news.com


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


Are BYO devices the answer to IT consumerisation challenge?: report
Source:iTWire


Upgrading your data toolbox
Source:Technology Spectator


NAB replaces 40-year-old tech system
Source:Australian Financial Review


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


CIOs under pressure to adopt BYOD
Source:CIO New Zealand


Top banks teaming up on tech projects
Source:Bank Systems & Technology


Consumers want banks – not Google or PayPal – as primary providers of digital wallets
Source:Bryan Yurcan, 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


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


CIOs to ramp up IT security in 2012: Telsyte
Source:Diana Nguyen, Computerworld


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


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


Branch today, gone tomorrow
Source:The Financial Brand


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 payment safer than credit card say consumers
Source:Peter Dinham, iTWire


Cybercrime on Rise in India
Source:Leslie D’Monte, LiveMint


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


Chinese bank set to shake up local market
Source:Cassandra Hill, SBS


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


Maybank Aims To Lead In Region’s Electronic Banking Transactions
Source:Bernama


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


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


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


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


Superannuation alliance speeds up rollover times
Source:Claire McGreal, Financial Standard


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


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


Banking on a better online experience
Source:James Thomson, SmartCompany


NZ execs in ANZ pay freeze
Source:NZ Herald


ANZ Bank CIO still wary of cloud
Source:Luke Hopewell, ZDNet Australia


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


The year of the virtual desktop fails to materialise – again
Source:Kevin Fogarty, CIO NZ


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


ANZ CIO cool on the cloud
Source:Finextra


UBS trading scandal investigation finds risk systems ignored
Source:Finextra


APAC regulators up risk for banks
Source:Ellyne Phneah, ZDNet Asia


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


Citi’s digital banking aspirations take shape with new online banking site
Source:Finextra


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


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


Westpac rolls out BoM branches
Source:Eric Johnston, Sydney Morning Herald


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


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
Source: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


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 spends $500 million to take back IT
Source:Brett Winterford, iTnews


Contactless trial fails: ANZ
Source:Luke Hopewell, ZDNet


Westpac, ANZ send up to 250 jobs offshore
Source:Jane Lee, news.com.au


Account portability cost horrific: Westpac
Source:Luke Hopewell, ZDNet


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



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