Westpac stories - Page 2

Sean Preston has been appointed Head of Wealth Partnerships at PG Investments, following his role as Chief Commercial Officer at Immersve.

Visa has appointed Alan Machet as Group Country Manager for Australia, New Zealand, and South Pacific, succeeding Julian Potter, who retires year-end.

Rich Data Co secures USD $9 million boost from Acorn Capital, elevating total Series B funding to USD $37 million. Funds to drive North America expansion.

Tether has secured GBP $1.5 million funding to expand into Australia, the UK, and Europe, set to deploy its 10,000th sensor.

Business leaders must balance generative AI's vast benefits with short-term deployment challenges to navigate its transformative yet complex potential.

Cogo partners with AI-firm Personetics, pioneering climate-conscious banking by aiding customers in understanding and managing their carbon footprints based on their spending habits.

AI decisioning platform, Rich Data Co, successfully raises $28 million in Series B funding, led by Westpac and nCino.

Sydney-based martech firm Atomic.io secures No. 2 spot for Innovation in Web/Mobile Platforms in the inaugural TMW 100 list.

Former CISO for Westpac and Acting Assistant Director of Cybersecurity at NCSC, Dan Richardson joins CyberCX in NZ as Exec Director for Strategy and Risk.

PALO IT has appointed Xavier Rizos as its new Global Chief Strategy & Impact Officer to leverage tech as a force for good.

Mobiquity hires four senior executives to its APAC team to support the delivery of digital services to its growing clients in the financial sector.

Dr John Harrison appointed as Head of Open Banking for Australia and New Zealand at Envestnet Yodlee to lead open banking strategy in the region.

Adobe announced its global winners this week, with three of the total 14 gongs worldwide being awarded to companies in Australia and New Zealand.

The news comes following similar moves by the Accident Compensation Corporation, Kiwibank and New Zealand Post.

Auckland-based AI software company Aider will make New York its home over the next six months, after winning a spot in the Mastercard Start Path programme.

Auckland-based AI firm Aider is partnering with Westpac NZ to offer conversational digital assistance to small and medium-sized enterprises.

This unease is warranted given the growing sophistication of scammers and their activities, and numbers of attempted fraud.

Westpac senior manager discusses digital transformation, machine learning, Big Data, data privacy, and the challenges of embracing digitalisation.

A common gripe among start-ups and small businesses is the issue of payment, and this new solution from Westpac hopes to resolve that.

A Westpac NZ survey finds that younger, female, and Māori business leaders are the most optimistic about the future, despite broader economic challenges.