Banking & Financial Services Asia,Banking & Financial Services News

BOQ eyes IT savings after $17.1m loss
Source:Liz Tay, ITNews

NCR to speed ATM deposits for ANZ
Source:Adam Bender, Computerworld

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

Android apps leaking personal, banking details
Source:James Manning, The Age

who will win the digital wallet wars?
Source:Adam Bender, Computerworld NZ

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

Kiwis embrace internet for shopping and finances
Source:Siobhan Leathley, The New Zealand Herald

ANZ online banking suffers outage
Source:Spandas Lui, ZDNet

Banking’s new battleground: Digital natives
Source:Mark Cameron, BRW

National Australia Bank appoints CEO for Asia
Source:The Asset

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

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

Cybercriminals plot massive banking Trojan attack
Source:Jaikumar Vijayan, Computerworld NZ

Offshoring myths perpetuating IT skills shortage: Westpac CIO
Source:Spandas Lui, ZDNet

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

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

CGU Insurance consolidates cloud CRM
Source:Liz Tay, iTnews

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

Did you miss FST Media’s Technology & Innovation Conference in Auckland? Access presentations here
Source: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

CBA includes Android in search for NFC support for iPhone 5
Source:Michael Lee, ZDNet

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

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

First generation of computer programmers to die and skills shortage leaves software vunerable
Source:Claire Connelly, Herald Sun

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

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

BNZ wins ‘best small business bank’ award
Source:Voxy

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

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

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

St George Banking Group adds further functionality to iPhone app
Source:Nermin Bajric, ARN

Phones ring in bank’s future
Source:Chris Zappone, Sydney Morning Herald

Crack down on high frequency trading: fund managers
Source:Michael Smith, Bianca Hartge-Hazelman and Stephen Shore, Australian Financial Review

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

IT failure weighs heavy as RBS woes mount
Source:Jill Treanor, Australian Financial Review

CBRC sets up IT supervision department
Source:Bao Chang, China Daily

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

NAB releases windows phone app
Source:Harrison Polites, Technology Spectator

CommBank banks on techie chief
Source:Chris Zappone, 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

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

Analysts positive on CBA’s bold hardware play
Source: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 hints it may soon bring banking to Facebook
Source:Vikas Shukla, Value Walk

Citi plots its mobile strategy for commercial cards
Source:John Adams, American Banker

Online banking now more popular
Source:Business Times

New banknotes series come with latest technology, says Bank Negara
Source:Bernama

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

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

Singapore banks brace for heightened competition
Source:Singapore Business Review

Pawnshops, sari-sari stores offer soon banking services
Source:Jimmy C. Calapati, Malaya Business Insight

‘Millennials’ see future with cashless transactions
Source:Ellyne Phneah, ZDNet Asia

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

Westpac launches Mobile PayWay as SME payment market heats up
Source:Michelle Hammond, Startup Smart

Kiwibank ranked number one for happy customers – survey
Source:ONE News

Banking Outage Prevention Tips
Source:John Adams, American Banker

Branchless banking in RI stumbles on regulation
Source:Esther Samboh, The Jakarta Post

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

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

Banks lead Aussie domain push
Source:James Hutchinson, itnews

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

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

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

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