Technology
Westpac New Zealand and IBM renews IT deal
Renewal of contract shows the lender’s trust in IBM’s advanced technologies which create additional synergies, flexibility and choice for users.
Westpac New Zealand and IBM renews IT deal
Renewal of contract shows the lender’s trust in IBM’s advanced technologies which create additional synergies, flexibility and choice for users.
Maybank Singapore unveils savings management tool
The tool saves depositors from opening multiple savings accounts for different goals and occasions.
PSBank and Globe Telecom join forces for e-banking
The pact gives access to Globe subscribers to various financial transactions such as payments, account inquiries and reloading from their PSBank account to their enrolled GCash wallet.
China UnionPay and CCB ink mobile payment pact
The companies will develop payment systems for online and mobile phone transactions.
Commonwealth Bank's NetBank system hit by glitch
The problem was fixed it had been happening for days as NetBank site suffers "intermittent issues."
Bank of East Asia launches new iPhone app features
The lender’s iPhone app now includes stock trading, consumer loan, property loan, and One Touch Service Hotlines features.
KTB starts operation of its Netbank internet services
The bank offers higher interest, 0.5 percentage points more than for normal savings accounts, for minimum deposit of $331 to draw pioneer customers.
Union Bank Of India and Nokia unveils mobile payment services
Collaboration to focus on Indians with no bank accounts, providing them access to financial services through their mobile phones.
Commonwealth Bank unveils NetBank for Android smartphones
The popularity of the app has grown significantly as it constitutes about 20% of logons via mobile devices.
HDFC Bank eyes 3G services to expand mobile banking
The lender eyes 10% customer base boost as it set to launch 34 new branches befor the year-end.
National Australia Bank unveils Android banking app
The lender, however, has disabled the ability to add new payees directly from the application.
Bank of Communications to launch services for iPad
The bank targets its 1.5mln mobile banking users with monthly transaction value of $975.1mln.
GRG Banking to launch cassettes management solution
The cash processing & self-service solution provider has developed a new solution transforming cash management into cassettes management.
CIMB to invest $351.61mln in 1Platform
Silverlake Axis, Accenture, IDS Scheer and IBM handle large scale technology integrations under 1Platform.
Commonwealth Bank unveils its property guide iPhone app
Lender anticipates favourable reception customers who want to tap 95% of Australia's residential homes market.
UCO chooses Xchanging to implement disaster recovery solution
EastNets enables lender to incorporate transactions over SWIFT payment gateway with its existing disaster recovery infrastructure.
Commonwealth Bank kicks off Locate us
Product uses Google mapping technology for customers to get easy access to the information they are looking for.
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