Technology

ANZ retail, commercial CIO to depart
16 July 2021
ANZ retail, commercial CIO to depart

The chief information officer for retail and commercial at ANZ will leave the bank, for an executive role at Link Group.

Westpac admits to dumping fintech customers
15 July 2021
Westpac admits to dumping fintech customers

The big four banks have explained why they may choose to debank businesses, while Westpac has confessed to cutting off banking services to around eight fintechs.

Former Westpac CEO to chair BNPL start-up
14 July 2021
Former Westpac CEO to chair BNPL start-up

Ex-Westpac boss Brian Hartzer has become chair at buy now, pay later vendor Beforepay.

Volt acquires Australian Mortgage
13 July 2021
Volt acquires Australian Mortgage

Volt Bank has acquired fintech mortgage manager Australian Mortgage – formerly known as Australian Mortgage Marketplace – as it looks to roll out its digital mortgage offering.

Bluestone launches new digital platform
6 July 2021
Bluestone launches new digital platform

Non-bank Bluestone has gone live with its new platform, all set to transition its customers across.

Smaller banks call for fairer playing field
5 July 2021
Smaller banks call for fairer playing field

Executives from non-major banks have asked the government to level the competitive playing field, calling for eased regulatory measures.

PEXA makes ASX debut after outage
5 July 2021
PEXA ASX debut overshadowed by outage

The property settlements platform had a shaky start on the ASX, after experiencing an outage.

BNPL use rises, as missed repayments surge
5 July 2021
BNPL use rises, as missed repayments surge

A new survey has found that more than half of Millennial Aussies have used or have considered using buy now, pay later services to manage their money, while missed repayments have risen by ...

Volt teams with student marketplace
1 July 2021
Volt teams with student marketplace

Volt has partnered with university marketplace QPay, giving the neobank access to 400,000 students.  

Beyond Bank teams with Frollo
30 June 2021
Beyond Bank teams with Frollo

Beyond Bank has partnered with a fintech to launch a personal finance management app.