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Aussie fintech usage surges

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... having invested $100 million in independent venture capital fund Reinventure. Sixteen active investments to date cover digital processes, blockchain, digital currencies, big data and analytics, and social and B2B networks. Fintech Hyper Anna for example ...

NAB hastily recruits after announcing job cuts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... data, architecture and security, NAB is looking domestically and globally for up to 2000 new staff members to add to its digital and technology teams by 2020. "We want the top talent in the industry to come and join us, as we change dramatically to become ...

AMP introduces facial recognition for mobile clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2017
... recognition identification enhances the experience of using the Bett3r and My AMP apps, according to AMP's director of digital and design, Michael Weeding. "The apps have been specifically designed to provide customers with greater visibility of their ...

For Stanford Brown, life begins at 30

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... to stay productive." Hoyle said. On innovation, Stanford Brown is disrupting the business outside in - it has its own digital advice team who are tasked to test and research all types of advice technology before rolling them out to the rest of the business. ...

ANZ hires Silicon Valley consultant for innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
... accelerate ANZ's efforts to make customers' lives simpler and find new, innovative opportunities to build a world-class digital bank, ANZ group executive, digital banking Maile Carnegie said. "We're confident this focus will open new markets for ANZ ...

Wealth, insurance arms hit banks' earnings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... employees across the majors decreased by 2498 to 159,028, indicating a shift in the composition of the workforce toward digital and contract labour. This is a trend KPMG expects to continue across FY18 by way of increased spend on technology and restructuring ...

Westpac Group results solid despite challenges

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
Westpac Group chief executive Brian Hartzer welcomed a solid full-year result for the group, driven in part by the $4 billion added to BT Financial Group's Panorama platform. Westpac reported a statutory net profit of $7.9 billion - up 7% year on year ...

Advisers divided on mixing advice: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2017
... advisers are divided when it comes to combining human advice with robo solutions. About 43% of advisers want to embed digital or robo solutions together with face-to-face advice, while an equal number completely shun this idea. Only 13% of advisers are ...

More clarity needed on NAB redundancies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
... the rest of the banking industry, has a long-term social responsibility to its workers particularly in times of intense digital disruption, Angrisano said. "We are committed to the long-term employment of our members in the finance industry, and we want ...

NAB to simplify operations via job cuts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... for interviews, and access job searches or reskilling opportunities. For those who cannot attend the centres, or prefer digital access, NAB will offer online workshops and resources, and career coaching over the telephone. Thorburn highlighted the bank ...