Parochial regulators inhibit ANZ's options

Prescriptive regulations regarding data sovereignty and privacy in Indonesia, Singapore and China are influencing ANZ's technology plans as it executes its super regional banking strategy. read more

NAB has its tech in the clouds

NAB is shifting its technology focus away from being just a builder of computer systems towards being an "orchestrator of services", which will see it embrace cloud computing where possible. read more

IT outsourcing arrives at ANZ

ANZ has broken its outsourcing drought, with the bank announcing yesterday that it was finalising a software testing and management deal with IT services company Capgemini. read more

CBA blocks out IT rivals

The final 45,000 accounts to be transferred on to Commonwealth Bank's new A$1.1 billion core banking platform will be moved in July. read more

Back up strategy for CBA

Commonwealth Bank is piloting a service which will allow its customers to store important digital documents, such as contracts or scanned passports, online and for free. read more

Smartphone malware worries banks

More information on the importance of the mobile phone as a banking interface emerged this week, with NAB revealing that its customers funnel A$1 billion worth of transactions each month through the.. read more

'Vanilla' IT working for CBA

Commonwealth Bank's core banking revamp is slated for completion by the end of the year - the result of a four-year, 1,000 person, A$1.1 billion effort. read more

Quarterly refresh for CBA apps

Mobile banking is growing so fast that a year from now Commonwealth Bank expects more customers to access its Netbank service from mobile devices rather than from computers. read more

Mobile majority have their say at CBA

Commonwealth Bank has confirmed that the three mobile platforms it intends to concentrate on are the iOS (for Apple's iPhones and iPads), the Android OS, and the Windows Mobile platform. CBA has eff.. read more