UBank goes mobile

NAB online banking offshoot UBank plans to offer its first mobile banking service later this year even though it has not yet recouped what the bank invested in getting its online savings account up.. read more

Stretching IT lead a core CBA goal

The latest acid test for the Commonwealth Bank's core systems revamp arrives at the end of the month when the bank turns off its legacy deposit system and switches over to the new deposit modules deve.. read more

Cloud computing a bank fashion

The lure of cloud computing models is that organisations pay for what computing services they need when they need them. Well-constructed clouds can be quickly grown, changed or shrunk to meet demand. read more

System overhaul working for CBA

The technology group at Commonwealth Bank of Australia is becoming "a real engine of growth" for the bank, according to chief information officer Michael Harte. read more

BankWest seeks a CIO

BankWest's chief information officer Tony Clasquin will leave at the end of the year - despite being only a few months into a 12-month review of the bank's IT operations. read more

Infrastructure savings sorted at Suncorp

Suncorp's 1450 IT staff are about to turn their attention from the organisation's computing infrastructure overhaul, which was completed this month, to a reworking of Suncorp's business processes. read more

Suncorp happy with Hogan

One IT task Suncorp won't be tackling is a core banking overhaul. Instead Suncorp's priority is to upgrade and simplify its internet banking product. read more

Agile Suncorp tackles the legacy issues

Suncorp CIO Jeff Smith is no fan of large big-bang IT projects, taking instead an "agile" or "lean" approach to systems development. The lean production model underpins Toyota's production system, and.. read more