Government keen to expand use of Document Verification Service 06 May 2014 3:47PM The Australian government is discussing with the states and territories how to extend access to the Document Verification Service to more private sector organisations in a bid to clamp down on identif.. read more
CommBank loses Harte to Barclays 02 May 2014 4:05PM Australian banking's "celebrity-CIO" Michael Harte has resigned from the Commonwealth Bank to take up the technology reins at Barclays Bank in the UK later this year. read more
CBA makes another play in the mPOS market 01 May 2014 3:43PM Commonwealth Bank yesterday unveiled a small business smartphone application that, when coupled with its Leo or new Emmy mobile point of sale devices allows businesses to issue quotes, invoices, track.. read more
Harte sets a target of five minutes downtime a year 01 May 2014 3:42PM Continued investment in technology infrastructure by the Commonwealth Bank should ensure that none of its core systems experience more than five minutes of downtime in any given year, according to Mic.. read more
Payment technology that suits 24 April 2014 3:35PM Heritage Bank will this week auction a man's business suit featuring an embedded NFC (near field communications) chip and antenna that allows the wearer to make a payment by simply swiping their sleev.. read more
Bank tech heads rolling 08 April 2014 3:33PM This month marks Michael Harte's eighth year as Commonwealth Bank's chief information officer - making him Australia's longest serving big bank technocrat. read more
NAB's new boss up to speed on NextGen 04 April 2014 5:07PM NAB's new boss Andrew Thorburn, who will take over as chief executive officer from August, is already well versed in the NextGen technology transformation program underway at NAB as its New Zealand ar.. read more
The jury is out on gamification 03 April 2014 4:46PM More than 1000 copies of the Zip It Up! app have been downloaded in the week since Adelaide-based People's Choice Credit Union launched the smartphone games app which rewards winners with up to $300 a.. read more
CBA's Albert payment terminal close to launch 27 March 2014 5:08PM The first production-ready models of Commonwealth Bank's point of sale tablet device, Albert, have arrived in Australia. read more
Albert: it's complicated 13 February 2014 6:08PM Commonwealth Bank's chief executive, Ian Narev, confirmed that the bank had experienced unforeseen challenges with the development of its mobile point-of-sale platform being developed in Europe in a.. read more