Thomson Reuters to open-source company data analysis tools 23 February 2015 4:54PM Financial information services company Thomson Reuters has revealed plans to open-source the identifier system it developed to index every listed company in the world. read more
CommBank cuts tech spend, moves to agile software development 13 February 2015 5:27PM Commonwealth Bank is rolling out 3,852 computer systems changes each month - more than 120 each day - as it continues to ramp up the pace of innovation. read more
CBA takes online bank Tyme out of Africa 12 February 2015 5:29PM The Commonwealth Bank has bought a South Africa-based business called Tyme (Take Your Money Everywhere) that has developed a mobile online banking system targeted at developing economies. read more
IBM's shrinking revenues 12 February 2015 5:25PM After promising a statement about local job cuts on Monday, computer giant and stalwart of the financial computing landscape IBM has now gone to ground. read more
Westpac abandons procurement system 09 February 2015 4:34PM Westpac has pulled the plug on the deployment of a new automated procurement system that would have streamlined the bank's internal purchasing and approvals process from the point of ordering right th.. read more
Aussie banks climb onto hackathon bandwagon 05 February 2015 4:04PM Hackathons, where software coders are invited to come up with innovations, are being embraced by financial services companies and banks keen to identify the 'next big thing' - and they are staking the.. read more
Hartzer has a change of heart about the importance of technology 03 February 2015 4:22PM The Westpac Group has signalled the start of a new golden age for technology in the bank by elevating chief information officer Dave Curran to become a direct report to newly installed group chief exe.. read more
Smartphone payments set to boom 22 January 2015 4:59PM After smouldering for several years, 2015 will be the year that smartphone payments catch light - but it will be a slow burn, according to Deloitte, with credit cards and physical wallets commanding t.. read more
Westpac raids CBA for IT talent 09 December 2014 4:54PM Westpac has continued to poach key technology personnel from arch rival, Commonwealth Bank. read more
NPP benefits to come from added services, not 'plumbing' 04 December 2014 4:42PM The real benefit of the New Payments Platform unveiled earlier this week will come from the value added services that banks and financial institutions are able to build around it, according to financi.. read more